Film

The Night of the Shooting Stars

1982 · 1h 45m · War · Drama

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

85%

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.

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

Micol Guidelli

Cecilia

Renata Zamengo

La Scardigli

Massimo Sarchielli

Father Marmugi

Giovanni Guidelli

Marmugi Junior

Mario Spallino

Bruno

Paolo Hendel

Dilvo

Dario Cantarelli

Priest

Sergi Dagliana

Olinto

• Paolo TavianiDirector · Writer
• Vittorio TavianiDirector · Writer
• Tonino GuerraWriter
• Giuliani G. De NegriProducer · Writer
• Franco Di GiacomoDirector of Photography
• Nicola PiovaniOriginal Music Composer
• Roberto PerpignaniEditor

Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) - Trailer

Release date

September 16, 1982

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

War, Drama

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