The Night of the Shooting Stars

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.

War Drama

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)

Andrea Di Bari

(Rosanna's Fascist Cousin)

Giuseppe Furia

(Requiem)

Graziella Galvani

(Signora Migliorati)

Vinicio Gioli

(Belindia's Father)

Evelina Gori

(Old Peasant Woman)

Antonella Guidelli

(Renata)

Mirio Guidelli

(Duilio)

Giuseppe Lo Parco

(Fascist)

Norma Martelli

(Ivana)

Rinaldo Mirannalti

(Attorney Migliorati)

Mauro Monni

(Dante)

Walter Pardini

(Fascist)

Franco Piacentini

(Nicola's Father)

Roberta Pinzauti

(Old Peasant Woman's Niece)

Antonio Prester

(Tuminello)

Paolo Ricchi

(Singing German)

David Riondino

(Giglioli)

Gianfranco Salemi

(Man in the Bus)

Maria Toesca

(Rosanna's Friend)

Daniele Trambusti

(Fascist)