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When the Angels Sleep (1947)

When the Angels Sleep poster
Original title
Cuando los ángeles duermen
Directed by
Ricardo Gascón
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy, Spain
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A man's life unravels after a tragic event. He struggles with guilt and the consequences of his actions in a small town.

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What happens

When the Angels Sleep (Spanish: Cuando los ángeles duermen) is a 1947 Spanish-Italian drama film directed by Ricardo Gascón and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai and Maria Eugénia. In Italian the film's title is Quando gli angeli dormono. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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