Heaven Over the Marshes
1949, Italian. Directed by Augusto Genina.
Unlike most Italian films of the 1940s, Augusto Genina's Cielo Sulla Palude opened in Venice rather than Rome. The film's American title was Heaven Over the Marshes, and indeed most of the story is set in the disease-ridden Pontine Marshes on the outskirts of Rome. This was the home of Maria Goretti, a pious young girl who was murdered by her would-be seducer. For reasons elucidated in the course of the film, Maria's short time on earth made her worthy of Sainthood, which was actually bestowed upon her shortly after the release of this film. Maria Goretti is well-played by Ines Orsini. Cielo Sulla Palude served as the comeback feature for director Augusto Genina, whose previous pro-fascist films had caused him to be blacklisted after WW II.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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Cast & crew
- Augusto GeninaDirector
- Inés OrsiniMaria Goretti
- Giovanni MartellaLuigi Goretti - il padre di Maria
- Mauro MatteucciAlessandro Serenelli
- Rubi D'AlmaLa contessa Teneroni
- Michele MalaspinaIl conte
- Domenico Viglione BorgheseIl dottore (as D. Viglione Borghese)
- Assunta RadicoAssunta Goretti - La madre di Maria
- Francesco TomalilloGiovanni Serenelli - il padre di Serenelli
- María Luisa LandínLucia
- Ida PaoloniTeresa
- Federico MeloniAngelo
- Jole SavorettiAnna
Details
- Released
- 3 August 1949
- Original title
- Cielo sulla palude
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Fausto Tozzi, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
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Heaven Over the Marshes runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Heaven Over the Marshes isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 August 1949. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Heaven Over the Marshes?
Heaven Over the Marshes (1949) was directed by Augusto Genina and stars Inés Orsini, Giovanni Martella, Mauro Matteucci.