The Night of the Shooting Stars

Name: The Night of the Shooting Stars
Director: Paolo Taviani
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1982-09-16
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.13
Cast: Omero Antonutti, Margarita Lozano, Claudio Bigagli, Miriam Guidelli, Massimo Bonetti

1982

1h 45m

War Drama

Director: Paolo Taviani

Writers: Paolo Taviani, Tonino Guerra

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Overview

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.