The Night of the Shooting Stars

The Night of the Shooting Stars

105 mins | Drama, War | Sept. 16, 1982

The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them.

The Night of the Shooting Stars

105 mins | Drama, War | Sept. 16, 1982

The Night of the Shooting Stars
The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers RAI, Ager Cinematografica
Original title La notte di San Lorenzo
Directors Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani
Writers Giuliani G. De Negri, Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani, Tonino Guerra

Cast

Omero Antonutti

as Galvano

Margarita Lozano

as Concetta

Claudio Bigagli

as Corrado

Miriam Guidelli

as Belindia

Massimo Bonetti

as Nicola

Sabina Vannucchi

as Rosanna

Giorgio Naddi

as Bishop

Micol Guidelli

as Cecilia

Renata Zamengo

as La Scardigli

Massimo Sarchielli

as Father Marmugi

Giovanni Guidelli

as Marmugi Junior

Mario Spallino

as Bruno

Paolo Hendel

as Dilvo

Dario Cantarelli

as Priest

Sergi Dagliana

as Olinto

Andrea Di Bari

as Rosanna's Fascist Cousin

Giuseppe Furia

as Requiem

Graziella Galvani

as Signora Migliorati

Vinicio Gioli

as Belindia's Father

Evelina Gori

as Old Peasant Woman

Antonella Guidelli

as Renata

Mirio Guidelli

as Duilio

Giuseppe Lo Parco

as Fascist

Norma Martelli

as Ivana

Rinaldo Mirannalti

as Attorney Migliorati

Mauro Monni

as Dante

Walter Pardini

as Fascist

Franco Piacentini

as Nicola's Father

Roberta Pinzauti

as Old Peasant Woman's Niece

Antonio Prester

as Tuminello

Paolo Ricchi

as Singing German

David Riondino

as Giglioli

Gianfranco Salemi

as Man in the Bus

Maria Toesca

as Rosanna's Friend

Daniele Trambusti

as Fascist