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Golden Door
Genres
HistoryDramaRomance
Overview
The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all his family, including his old mother. Before they embark, they meet Lucy. She is supposed to be a British lady and wants to come back to the States. Lucy, or Luce as Salvatore calls her, for unknown reasons wants to marry someone before to arrive to Ellis Island in New York. Salvatore accepts the proposal. Once they arrive in Ellis Island they spend the quarantine period trying to pass the examinations to be admitted to the States. Tests are not so simple for poor farmers coming from Sicily. Their destiny is in the hands of the custom officers.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
118 min
Release Date
2006-09-22
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
137
Vote Average
6.511
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Lucy Reed
Vincenzo Amato
Salvatore Mancuso
Aurora Quattrocchi
Fortunata Mancuso
Francesco Casisa
Angelo Mancuso
Filippo Pucillo
Pietro Mancuso
Vincent Schiavelli
Don Luigi
Federica De Cola
Rita D'Agostini
Isabella Ragonese
Rosa Napolitano
Massimo Laguardia
Mangiapane
Filippo Luna
Don Ercole
Andrea Prodan
Del Fiore
Ernesto Mahieux
Dr. Zampino
Marcelo Benassi
Il Gatto
Giuseppe Sangiorgi
Uomo Olive
Alessandra Fazzino
Santa
Giuseppe Culino
Dottore
Natale Russo
Examiner (voice)
Vincenzo Diglio
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Chiara Gioncardi
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Paola Lelio
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Antonino Bruschetta
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Oriana Celentano
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Nino D'Agata
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Antonio Angrisano
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Salvatore Gioncardi
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Cetti Arancio
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Doriana Chierici
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Adriana Angrisano
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Paolo De Vita
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Ilaria Giorgino
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Gaetano Lizzio
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Massimiliano Plinio
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Gianfranco Miranda
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Antonio Tallura
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Alexia Murray
American Official (voice)
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