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The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)

NA105 minWar, Drama

7.1 / 10

119 votes

Budget: NARevenue: NA

Movie poster for 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.

Directed by Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani

Written by Tonino Guerra, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Giuliani G. De Negri