| The Night of the Shooting Stars | |
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| Directed by | Paolo Taviani Vittorio Taviani |
| Written by | Paolo Taviani Vittorio Taviani Giuliani G. De Negri Tonino Guerra |
| Produced by | Giuliani G. De Negri |
| Starring | Omero Antonutti Margarita Lozano |
| Cinematography | Franco Di Giacomo |
| Edited by | Roberto Perpignani |
| Music by | Nicola Piovani |
| Distributed by | United Artists Classics (USA) |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Night of the Shooting Stars (UK: The Night of San Lorenzo, Italian: La Notte di San Lorenzo) is a 1982 Italian fantasy war drama film directed by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani. It was written by Giuliani G. De Negri, Paolo Taviani, Tonino Guerra, and Vittorio Taviani.[1] It was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Special Grand Prix.[2] The film was selected by Italy as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]
- ^ "The Night of the Shooting Stars". www.cohenmedia.net. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Night of the Shooting Stars". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences