Heaven Over the Marshes (1949)
111 min | Biography, Drama

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Heaven Over the Marshes (1949)

111 min | Biography, Drama

In 1902 in the disease-ridden Pontine Marshes, a disease-ridden region, 12-year-old Maria Goretti lives with her parents, poor farmhands, in the house of Serenelli, a heavy-drinking farmer who offered them board and lodging. Serenelli's 18...See moreIn 1902 in the disease-ridden Pontine Marshes, a disease-ridden region, 12-year-old Maria Goretti lives with her parents, poor farmhands, in the house of Serenelli, a heavy-drinking farmer who offered them board and lodging. Serenelli's 18-year-old son Alessandro is sexually attracted to the pious Maria, who resists his advances. One day the young man murders her because she won't give in to him. Before she dies, Maria forgives her assailant. After her death she is canonized as a saint. Written by Guy Bellinger See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Rubi Dalma La contessa Teneroni La contessa Teneroni See fewer	Mister Max (1937)
Michele Malaspina Il conte Il conte See fewer	...e le stelle stanno a guardare (1971)
Domenico Viglione Borghese Il dottore (as D. Viglione Borghese) Il dottore (as D. Viglione Borghese) See fewer	The Mill on the Po (1949)
Ines Orsini Maria Goretti Maria Goretti See fewer	The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
Assunta Radico Assunta Goretti - La madre di Maria Assunta Goretti - La madre di Maria See fewer	The Path of Hope (1950)
Giovanni Martella Luigi Goretti - il padre di Maria Luigi Goretti - il padre di Maria See fewer	Jealousy (1953)
Mauro Matteucci Alessandro Serenelli (as Matteucci Mauro) Alessandro Serenelli (as Matteucci Mauro) See fewer	La catena dell'odio (1955)
Francesco Tomalillo Giovanni Serenelli - il padre di Serenelli Giovanni Serenelli - il padre di Serenelli See fewer	Graziella (1955)
Maria Luisa Landi Lucia Lucia See fewer	Heaven Over the Marshes (1949)
Ida Paoloni Teresa Teresa See fewer	Heaven Over the Marshes (1949)
Federico Meloni Angelo Angelo See fewer	Heaven Over the Marshes (1949)
Jole Savoretti Anna Anna See fewer	Heaven Over the Marshes (1949)
Giovanni Sestili Mariano Mariano See fewer	Heaven Over the Marshes (1949)
Vincenzo Saffiotti Antonio Antonio See fewer	Heaven Over the Marshes (1949)
Silvia Fazi Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer	The Cliff of Sin (1951)
Antimo Reyner Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	La corona di fuoco (1961)
Gilberto Severi Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Flesh Will Surrender (1947)

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