The Gate of Heaven

Episodic film with flashbacks about the lives of some sick and infirm people travelling on the same train, making a pilgrimage to the shine of Our Lady of Loreto.

Drama

Marina Berti

(The nurse)

Elettra Druscovich

(Filomena, the housekeeper)

Massimo Girotti

(The blind youth)

Roldano Lupi

(Giovanni Brandacci, the pianist)

Carlo Ninchi

(The blind youth's companion)

Elli Parvo

(The provocative lady)

María Mercader

(Maria (as Maria Mercader))

Cristiano Cristiani

(Claudio Gorini, the paralyzed child)

Giovanni Grasso

(The paralyzed salesman)

Giuseppe Forcina

(The engineer)

Enrico Ribulsi

(One of the salseman's grandchildren)

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)

Teresa Mariani

Vittorio Cottafavi