Breath of Life
1990 · Movie · 93 min. · Italy
In 1946, Gesualdo (Nero) is a recovering Second World War soldier in a Palermo TB clinic. Most of the patients are young yet are aware of their impending death. Gesualdo holds the same bleak expectations. Yet miraculously he recovers while all the others perish, including the medical professionals. Gesualdo is the only survivor that can bear witness to the ordeal in the clinic.
Direction Beppe Cino
Cast Franco Nero · Lucrezia Lante della Rovere · Fernando Rey · Remo Girone · Vanessa Redgrave · Egidio Termine · Salvatore Cascio · Dalila Di Lazzaro · Gianluca Favilla · Ferdinando Murolo · Anna Maria Petrova · Federica Belfiore
Soundtrack Alberto Alessi · Carlo Siliotto
Screenplay Beppe Cino · Gesualdo Bufalino
Cinematography Franco delli Colli
Original title Diceria dell'untore
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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