The Gate of Heaven (1945)
February 16, 1945Release Date
The Gate of Heaven (1945)
February 16, 1945Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Marina Berti
La crocerossina
Elettra Druscovich
Filomena, la governante
Giuseppe Forcina
L'ingegnere
Roldano Lupi
Giovanni Brandacci, the pianist
Massimo Girotti
Il giovane cieco
Carlo Ninchi
The blind youth's companion
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Elli Parvo
The provocative lady
Cesare Zavattini
Writer
María Mercader
Maria (as Maria Mercader)
Diego Fabbri
Writer
Cristiano Cristiani
Claudio Gorini, the paralyzed child
Giovanni Grasso
The paralyzed salesman
Adolfo Franci
Writer
Carlo Musso
Writer
Enrico Ribulsi
Writer
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
Aldo Tonti
Director of Photography
Salvo D'Angelo
Production Design / Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 16, 1945
Original NameLa porta del cielo
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Genres
Wiki.
The Gates of Heaven (Italian: La porta del cielo) is a 1945 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica.
The film was made during the German occupation of Rome, with support from the Vatican. This and another film The Ten Commandments allowed a number of actors, under pressure to go north and work in Venice for the film industry of Mussolini's puppet Italian Social Republic, to remain in Rome.The film's sets were designed by Salvo D'Angelo who also worked as co-producer. Vittorio de Sica hired approximately 300 extras, who were Jewish or simply being persecuted by the Nazi regime, because of their physical oddity. To avoid their deportation and later execution, he prolonged the shooting of the film as long as he could, awaiting the arrival of the allied armies.The film won the OCIC Special Award at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival in 1996 for efforts to restore the film.