The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)

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105 min - Drama | History | War - 1982 (UK)

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The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore... See full summary »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Omero Antonutti	...	Galvano
	Margarita Lozano	...	Concetta
	Claudio Bigagli	...	Corrado
	Miriam Guidelli	...	Belindia
	Massimo Bonetti	...	Nicola
	Enrica Maria Modugno	...	Mara
	Sabina Vannucchi	...	Rosanna
	Giorgio Naddi	...	Bishop
	Renata Zamengo	...	La Scardigli
	Micol Guidelli	...	Cecilia
	Massimo Sarchielli	...	Father Marmugi
	Giovanni Guidelli	...	Marmugi Junior
	Mario Spallino	...	Bruno
	Paolo Hendel	...	Dilvo
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	Leila Amodeo

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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. Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>

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Drama | History | War

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Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

1982 (UK) See more »

Also Known As:

The Night of San Lorenzo See more »

Filming Locations:

Empoli, Florence, Tuscany, Italy See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), Ager Cinematografica, SACIS See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

The church scene, where Germans bomb the church full of people, was based on real life events that took place in San Miniato (the birthplace of Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani). However, more than two decades after this movie was made, the case was reopened and it was discovered, that the fatal bomb actually belonged to the American army, and hit the church accidentally. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: A man, likely Dilvo, raises watermelon to his mouth with both hands, but in the next shot is eating it only with the right hand. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985) See more »

The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)
La notte di San Lorenzo (original title)

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