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Breath of Life(1990)
Status: Released
Date: 1990-10-11
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Time: 1h 36m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, Italian.
Countries:
Italy
ProductionCompanies: 
Surf Film
Movie Machine
Movie: Breath of Life
Top 10 Billed Cast
Franco Nero
Angelo
Lucrezia Lante della Rovere
Marta
Fernando Rey
Gran Magno
Remo Girone
Sebastiano
Vanessa Redgrave
Suor Crocifissa
Egidio Termine
Luigi
Salvatore Cascio
Adelmo
Dalila Di Lazzaro
Teresa
Gianluca Favilla
Padre Vittorio
Ferdinando Murolo
Colonnello
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1990-10-11
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