- Country: Italy
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Release: 1982-09-17
- Director: Paolo Taviani , Vittorio Taviani
- Writers: Paolo Taviani , Vittorio Taviani , Giuliani G. De Negri , Tonino Guerra
- Language: Italian | German
- Stars: Omero Antonutti , Margarita Lozano , Claudio Bigagli , Massimo Bonetti , Norma Martelli , Enrica Maria Modugno , Sabina Vannucchi , Dario Cantarelli , Sergi Dagliana , Giuseppe Furia
- Runtime: 107 min
- Awards: 19 wins & 13 nominations
- AKA: San Lorenzo-natten (Denmark) , Noc svatého Vavrince , A Noite de São Lourenço (Brazil) , Szent Lőrinc éjszakája (Hungary) , San Rorentso no Yoru (Japan) , Die Nacht von San Lorenzo , Η νύχτα του Σαν Λορέντζο (Greece) , サン★ロレンツォの夜 (Japan) , Ночь Святого Лаврентия , La notte di San Lorenzo , The Night of the Shooting Stars (Canada) , De nacht van San lorenzo (Belgium) , San Lorenzo-natten (Norway) , Нощта на Свети Лаврентий (Bulgaria) , La nuit de San Lorenzo (France, French Republic) , Noc sv.Lovre (Croatia) , La noche de San Lorenzo (Spain) , I nyhta tou San Lorenzo (Greece) , The Night of the Shooting Stars (United States of America) , San Lorenzo natten (Sweden) , La noche de San Lorenzo (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Noc świętego Wawrzyńca (Poland) , The Night of San Lorenzo (United Kingdom) , La notte di San Lorenzo (Italy) , Noć Svetog Lorenca (Serbia) , Tähtikirkas yö (Finland) , A Noite de São Lourenço (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , La noche de San Lorenzo (Argentina)
- Plot:
The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them.
- IMDB:tt0084422
The Night of the Shooting Stars Cast · · · ALL
Paolo Taviani
Director
Vittorio Taviani
Director
Omero Antonutti
Galvano
Margarita Lozano
Concetta
Claudio Bigagli
Corrado
Miriam Guidelli
Belindia
Massimo Bonetti
Nicola
Enrica Maria Modugno
Mara
Sabina Vannucchi
Rosanna
Giorgio Naddi
Bishop
Micol Guidelli
Cecilia
Renata Zamengo
La Scardigli
Massimo Sarchielli
Father Marmugi
Giovanni Guidelli
Marmugi Junior
Paolo Hendel
Dilvo
Dario Cantarelli
Priest
Graziella Galvani
Signora Migliorati
Evelina Gori
Old Peasant Woman
Norma Martelli
Ivana
Mauro Monni
Dante
Walter Pardini
Fascist
Antonio Prester
Tuminello
David Riondino
Giglioli
Daniele Trambusti
Fascist