The Gate of Heaven

The Gate of Heaven

88 mins | Drama | Feb. 16, 1945

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.

The Gate of Heaven

88 mins | Drama | Feb. 16, 1945

The Gate 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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Orbis Film, Centro Cattolico Cinematografico (CCC)
Original title La porta del cielo
Directors Carlo Musso, Paolo Moffa, Vittorio De Sica
Writers Carlo Musso, Adolfo Franci, Diego Fabbri, Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica

Cast

Marina Berti

as The nurse

Elettra Druscovich

as Filomena, the housekeeper

Massimo Girotti

as The blind youth

Roldano Lupi

as Giovanni Brandacci, the pianist

Carlo Ninchi

as The blind youth's companion

Elli Parvo

as The provocative lady

María Mercader

as Maria (as Maria Mercader)

Cristiano Cristiani

as Claudio Gorini, the paralyzed child

Giovanni Grasso

as The paralyzed salesman

Giuseppe Forcina

as The engineer

Enrico Ribulsi

as One of the salseman's grandchildren

Amelia Bissi

as Mrs. Enrichetta

Annibale Betrone

as The doctor from the white train

Tilde Teldi

as The countess nurse

Pina Piovani

as The aunt of little Claudio

Giulio Alfieri

as An elderly gentleman

Giulio Calì

as The curious Neapolitan