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Breath of Life

10.019901h 36mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorBeppe Cino
WritersGesualdo Bufalino·Beppe Cino
ProducersMassimo Vigliar·Vincent Gallo

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Cast · Directed by Beppe Cino

FNFranco Nero
Franco Nero
Angelo
LRLucrezia Lante della Rovere
Lucrezia Lante della Rovere
Marta
FRFernando Rey
Fernando Rey
Gran Magno
RGRemo Girone
Remo Girone
Sebastiano
VRVanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Suor Crocifissa
ETEgidio Termine
Egidio Termine
Luigi
SCSalvatore Cascio
Salvatore Cascio
Adelmo
DLDalila Di Lazzaro
Dalila Di Lazzaro
Teresa
GFGianluca Favilla
Gianluca Favilla
Padre Vittorio
FMFerdinando Murolo
Ferdinando Murolo
Colonnello
APAnna Maria Petrova
Anna Maria Petrova
Suor Benedetta
FB
Federica Belfiore
Adelina

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Breath of Life hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 29, 1990. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.