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.

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

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