Breath of Life

Breath of Life

96 mins | Drama | Oct. 11, 1990

Set in Italy in 1946 just after World War 2, the film explores the lives and emotions of a group of patients who are terminally ill and confined to an isolated sanatorium.

Breath of Life

96 mins | Drama | Oct. 11, 1990

Breath of Life
Set in Italy in 1946 just after World War 2, the film explores the lives and emotions of a group of patients who are terminally ill and confined to an isolated sanatorium.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Movie Machine, Surf Film
Original title Diceria dell'untore
Directors Beppe Cino
Writers Gesualdo Bufalino, Beppe Cino

Cast

Franco Nero

as Angelo

Fernando Rey

as Gran Magno

Remo Girone

as Sebastiano

Vanessa Redgrave

as Suor Crocifissa

Egidio Termine

as Luigi

Salvatore Cascio

as Adelmo

Dalila Di Lazzaro

as Teresa

Gianluca Favilla

as Padre Vittorio

Ferdinando Murolo

as Colonnello

Anna Maria Petrova

as Suor Benedetta

Federica Belfiore

as Adelina

Toni Ucci

as Anziano

Tiberio Murgia

as 2° anziano

Elisabetta Darida

as Suor Casimira