Drama
The Gates of Heaven
Episodic film with flashbacks about the lives of some sick and infirm people travelling on the same train, making a pilgrimage to the shine of Our Lady of Loreto.
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
68
User score
6 votes
Status
Released
Released
February 16, 1945
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
Italian
Top cast
Marina Berti
The nurse
Elettra Druscovich
Filomena, the housekeeper
Massimo Girotti
The blind youth
Roldano Lupi
Giovanni Brandacci, the pianist
Carlo Ninchi
The blind youth's companion
Elli Parvo
The provocative lady
María Mercader
Maria (as Maria Mercader)
Cristiano Cristiani
Claudio Gorini, the paralyzed child
Giovanni Grasso
The paralyzed salesman
Giuseppe Forcina
The engineer
Enrico Ribulsi
One of the salseman's grandchildren
Amelia Bissi
Mrs. Enrichetta
Annibale Betrone
The doctor from the white train
Tilde Teldi
The countess nurse
Pina Piovani
The aunt of little Claudio
Giulio Alfieri
An elderly gentleman
Giulio Calì
The curious Neapolitan
Teresa Mariani
Vittorio Cottafavi
