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Breath of Life

Breath of Life

Genres

Drama

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Set in Italy in 1946 just after World War 2, the film explores the lives and emotions of a group of patients who are terminally ill and confined to an isolated sanatorium.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

11 October 1990

Country

Italy

Cast

Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Angelo

Lucrezia Lante della Rovere

Lucrezia Lante della Rovere

Marta

Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Gran Magno

Remo Girone

Remo Girone

Sebastiano

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Suor Crocifissa

Egidio Termine

Egidio Termine

Luigi

Salvatore Cascio

Salvatore Cascio

Adelmo

Dalila Di Lazzaro

Dalila Di Lazzaro

Teresa

Gianluca Favilla

Gianluca Favilla

Padre Vittorio

Ferdinando Murolo

Ferdinando Murolo

Colonnello

Anna Maria Petrova

Anna Maria Petrova

Suor Benedetta

Federica Belfiore

Federica Belfiore

Adelina

Toni Ucci

Toni Ucci

Anziano

Tiberio Murgia

Tiberio Murgia

2° anziano

Elisabetta Darida

Elisabetta Darida

Suor Casimira

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