Heaven over the Marshes | |
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![]() Inés Orsini (actress) with Alessandro Serenelli (Maria Goretti murderer) in 1950
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Directed by | Augusto Genina |
Produced by | Carlo José Bassoli Renato Bassoli |
Written by |
Suso Cecchi D'Amico Elvira Psorulla Fausto Tozzi Augusto Genina |
Starring |
Rubi D'Alma Michele Malaspina Domenico Viglione Borghese Inés Orsini |
Music by | Antonio Veretti |
Cinematography | G.R. Aldo |
Edited by |
Otello Colangeli Edmond Lozzi |
Production
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Film Bassoli
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Release date
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24 November 1949 |
Running time
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111 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Heaven over the Marshes (Italian:Cielo sulla palude) is a 1949 Italian historical drama film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Rubi D'Alma, Michele Malaspina, Inés Orsini and Domenico Viglione Borghese. The film portrays the life of the saint Maria Goretti. Augusto Genina was awarded the Nastro d'Argento for Best Director for the film. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved. The film's sets were designed by Virgilio Marchi.