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Writers:
Paolo Taviani (screenplay) &
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Release Date:
1982 (UK) See more »
Genre:
Drama | History | War See more »
Plot:
The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
16 wins & 6 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani: 'For us it was cinema or death'
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 1 March 2013, 12:00 AM, PST)
Tonino Guerra – a career in clips
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 22 March 2012, 10:32 AM, PDT)
Taviani Brothers/Caesar Must Die: Golden Bear Winner
 (From Alt Film Guide. 18 February 2012, 9:31 PM, PST)
User Reviews:
a wartime reminiscence See more (16 total) »

Cast

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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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leila Amodeo
Beatrice Bardelli ... Woman in Canteen
Sauro Baschieri ... Fascist
Samanta Boi ... Rosanna as a child
Luca Canadri ... Fascist
Dario Cantarelli ... Priest
Sergi Dagliana ... Olinto
Andrea Di Bari ... Rosanna's Fascist Cousin
Marco Fastame ... Gino
Giuseppe Furia ... Requiem
Graziella Galvani ... Signora Migliorati
Edoardo Gazzetti ... Egisto
Carlo Gensini ... Ruggero
Vinicio Gioli ... Belindia's Father
Andrea Giuntini ... Gudo
Evelina Gori ... Old Peasant Woman
Antonella Guidelli ... Renata
Mirio Guidelli ... Duilio
Titta Guidelli ... Alfredina
Giuseppe Lo Parco ... Fascist
Laura Mannucchi ... Signora Naldini
Gianni Mantelli ... Fascist
Norma Martelli ... Ivana
Guido Marziali ... Naldini
Luciana Mattioli ... Woman of the Mountain (as Lucia Mattioli)
Rinaldo Mirannalti ... Attorney Migliorati
Mauro Monni ... Dante
Carla Montemagno ... Family Member on the Road
Lorenzo Montemagno ... Family Member on the Road
Vito Montemagno ... Family Member on the Road
Gianfranco Morandi ... Seminarist
Walter Pardini ... Fascist
Donata Piacentini ... Nicola's Mother
Franco Piacentini ... Nicola's Father
Roberta Pinzauti ... Old Peasant Woman's Niece
Antonio Prester ... Tuminello
Paolo Ricchi ... Singing German
Beatrice Righini ... Migliorati's Daughter
David Riondino ... Giglioli
Gianfranco Salemi ... Man in the Bus
Alessandra Toesca ... Rosanna's Friend
Maria Toesca ... Rosanna's Friend
Daniele Trambusti ... Fascist
Titti Travaglino ... Rosanna's Friend
Giuseppe Valdisserra ... Peasant
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Directed by
Paolo Taviani 
Vittorio Taviani 
 
Writing credits
Paolo Taviani (screenplay) (as Paolo) &
Vittorio Taviani (screenplay) and
Giuliani G. De Negri (screenplay) (as Giuliani)

Tonino Guerra (collaboration)

Produced by
Giuliani G. De Negri .... producer
 
Original Music by
Nicola Piovani 
 
Cinematography by
Franco Di Giacomo 
 
Film Editing by
Roberto Perpignani 
 
Production Design by
Gianni Sbarra 
 
Costume Design by
Lina Nerli Taviani 
 
Makeup Department
Gloria Fava .... makeup artist
Anna Graziosi .... hair stylist (as Anna Maria Graziosi)
Stefania Sapori .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
Luciano Balducci .... production manager
Barbara Galassi Beria .... production manager
Antonio Restivo .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roberto Aristarco .... first assistant director
Piero Boi .... assistant director
Enzo Cicchino .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Gabriele Casini .... assistant production designer
E. Rancati .... property master
Bruna Scala .... assistant production designer
 
Sound Department
Fausto Ancillai .... recording director
Fausto Ancillai .... sound mixer
Fernando Caso .... sound effects
Alvaro Gramigna .... sound effects
Hubrecht Nijhuis .... sound engineer
 
Special Effects by
Luciano D'Achille .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Mauro Anzelotti .... key grip
Stefano Coletta .... assistant camera
Alberto Conti .... still photographer
Valerio Garzia .... gaffer
Antonio Monda .... still photographer
Carlo Tafani .... camera operator
Eraldo Barbona .... grip (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pamela Aicardi .... assistant costume designer
Maura Zuccherofino .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Graziana Quintalti .... second assistant editor
Fernando Quinteros .... second assistant editor
Carla Taviani Vezzoso .... first assistant editor
Giacomo Volpi .... color technician
 
Music Department
Nicola Piovani .... conductor
 
Other crew
Amelia Marconcini .... press attache
Roberto Ornaro .... administrator
Augusto Salvati .... gunsmith
Isabella Valoriani .... direction secretary
Isabella Valoriani .... script supervisor
Grazia Volpi .... production assistant
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"La notte di San Lorenzo" - Italy (original title)
"The Night of San Lorenzo" - International (English title) (literal title), UK (imdb display title)
"Night of the Shooting Stars" - USA
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Spain:18 | USA:R | UK:12 (re-rating) (1995) | UK:A (original rating) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Netherlands:12 (2010) (DVD) | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Argentina:16
Filming Locations:
Empoli, Florence, Tuscany, ItalySee more »
Company:
Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)See more »

Did You Know?

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

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a wartime reminiscence, 21 December 2010
Author: Michael Neumann from United States

The fraternal filmmaking team of Paolo and Vittorio Taviani recall the closing days of World War II with mingled affection and pain, looking back at the fate of one small northern Italian village (ostensibly their own childhood home) set in the path of opposing armies. Combining their typically lyrical approach to storytelling with a remarkable feel for setting, the two directors follow a small group of villagers as they steal through enemy lines one night in an attempt to meet the advancing Allied troops. Seen through the rose-colored lens of memory, the Taviani brothers' episodic reminiscences take the horror (but not the hurt) out of battle, reducing all the bloodshed and rage to a poignant and distinctly recalled tragedy.

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