The Night of the Shooting Stars

Name: The Night of the Shooting Stars
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1982-09-16
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.115
Cast: Omero Antonutti, Margarita Lozano, Claudio Bigagli, Miriam Guidelli, Massimo Bonetti

September 16, 1982
Directed by
Vittorio Taviani

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.