About
1943, an estate north of Firenze. The weight of the world is on the shoulders of Penny, who's about 10. An orphan, she must watch over her little sister when they go to live with her aunt and uncle. Penny's a Catholic, and worries about her uncle's soul. He's Jewish, progressive and a free thinker, a fair boss, and devoted to his family. He can be stern, so Penny also worries that she'll never please him and that he won't love her. Then, after the Allied forces land in Sicily and the Germans begin their retreat, Penny must worry about her uncle's life. She tries logic and appeals to human decency. Can a child keep the sky from falling?
Directors
Writer
Producers
Carlo Cucchi, Vittorio Noia, Laura Mazza
Music
Studio
Cinecitta 3, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, MiC
Original Title
Il Cielo Cade
Original Language
Italian
Cast
Full credits →I
Isabella Rossellini
Katchen
J
Jeroen Krabbé
Wilhelm (as Jeroun Krabbé)
B
Barbara Enrichi
Rosa
G
Gianna Giachetti
Elsa
L
Luciano Virgilio
Arthur
A
Azzurra Antonacci
Maria
B
Bruno Vetti
Il parroco
M
Mauro Marino
Cosimo
B
Bettina Giovannini
Signora Pinzauti
E
Elena Safonova
Maja (as Elena Sofonova)
P
Paul Brooke
Mr. Pitt
R
Renzo Cantini
A
Adelaide Foti
Maestra di scuola
F
Francesco Gabbrielli
Leonardo
H
Helmut Hagen
F
Fabrizio Jovine
U
Ulf Dieter Kusdas
R
Ralph Palka
M
Massimo Salvianti
M
Massimo Sangermano
