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

R 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 »

Writers:

Paolo Taviani (screenplay), Vittorio Taviani (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

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

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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Plot Keywords:

Town | World War Two In Italy | Hiding | Bread | Imagination  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

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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 »