Heaven Over the Marshes (1949)
In 1902 in the disease-ridden Pontine Marshes, a disease-ridden region, 12-year-old Maria Goretti lives with her parents, poor farmhands, in the house of Serenelli, a heavy-drinking farmer who offered them board and lodging. Serenelli's 18-year-old son Alessandro is sexually attracted to the pious Maria, who resists his advances. One day the young man murders her because she won't give in to him. Before she dies, Maria forgives her assailant. After her death she is canonized as a saint.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Augusto Genina | Director |
| Suso Cecchi D'Amico | Writer |
| Augusto Genina | Writer |
| Elvira Psorulla | Writer |
| Fausto Tozzi | Writer |
| Carlo José Bassoli | Producer |
| Renato Bassoli | Producer |
| Antonio Veretti | Composer |
| G.R. Aldo | Cinematographer |
| Otello Colangeli | Editor |
| Edmond Lozzi | Editor |
| Virgilio Marchi | Production Designer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Rubi Dalma | |
| Michele Malaspina | |
| Domenico Viglione Borghese | |
| Ines Orsini |
