Breath of Life
1990, Italian. Directed by Beppe Cino.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Beppe CinoDirector
- Franco NeroAngelo
- Lucrezia Lante della RovereMarta
- Fernando ReyGran Magno
- Remo GironeSebastiano
- Vanessa RedgraveSuor Crocifissa
- Egidio TermineLuigi
- Salvatore CascioAdelmo
- Dalila Di LazzaroTeresa
- Gianluca FavillaPadre Vittorio
- Ferdinando MuroloColonnello
- Anna Maria PetrovaSuor Benedetta
- Federica BelfioreAdelina
Details
- Released
- 11 October 1990
- Original title
- Diceria dell'untore
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Gesualdo Bufalino, Beppe Cino
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Breath of Life runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Which OTT platform is Breath of Life on?
Breath of Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 October 1990. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Breath of Life?
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Who directed Breath of Life?
Breath of Life (1990) was directed by Beppe Cino and stars Franco Nero, Lucrezia Lante della Rovere, Fernando Rey.