---
title: 'The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paolo Taviani'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-night-of-the-shooting-stars-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084422/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)

1982 · 105 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: La notte di San Lorenzo

## Synopsis

The Night of the Shooting Stars 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. It was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Special Grand Prix. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paolo Taviani](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-taviani), [Vittorio Taviani](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-taviani)
- **Screenplay:** [Paolo and Vittorio Taviani](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-and-vittorio-taviani), [Tonino Guerra](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-guerra)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nicola Piovani](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicola-piovani)
- **Producer:** [Giuliani G. De Negri](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuliani-g-de-negri)
- **Director of Photography:** [Franco Di Giacomo](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-di-giacomo)
- **Editor:** [Roberto Perpignani](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-perpignani)

## Cast

- [Evelina Vermigli](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelina-vermigli)
- [Massimo Bonetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-bonetti)
- [David Riondino](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-riondino)
- [Daniele Trambusti](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-trambusti)
- [Giovanni Guidelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanni-guidelli)
- [Claudio Bigagli](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-bigagli)
- [Paolo Hendel](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-hendel)
- [Nino Prester](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-prester)
- [Sabina Vannucchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sabina-vannucchi)
- [Graziella Galvani](https://cinepixo.com/people/graziella-galvani)
- [Margarita Lozano](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarita-lozano)
- [Massimo Sarchielli](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-sarchielli)
- [Dario Cantarelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-cantarelli)
- [Omero Antonutti](https://cinepixo.com/people/omero-antonutti)

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