Golden Door (2006)
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.
Director: Emanuele Crialese
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Charlotte Gainsbourg as Lucy Reed |
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Vincenzo Amato as Salvatore Mancuso |
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Aurora Quattrocchi as Fortunata Mancuso |
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Francesco Casisa as Angelo Mancuso |
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Filippo Pucillo as Pietro Mancuso |
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Vincent Schiavelli as Don Luigi |
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Federica De Cola as Rita D'Agostini |
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Isabella Ragonese as Rosa Napolitano |
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Massimo Laguardia as Mangiapane |
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Filippo Luna as Don Ercole |
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Andrea Prodan as Del Fiore |
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Ernesto Mahieux as Dr. Zampino |
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Marcelo Benassi as Il Gatto |
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Giuseppe Sangiorgi as Uomo Olive |
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Alessandra Fazzino as Santa |
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Giuseppe Culino as Dottore |
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Natale Russo as Examiner (voice) |
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Vincenzo Diglio as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Chiara Gioncardi as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Paola Lelio as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Antonino Bruschetta as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Oriana Celentano as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Nino D'Agata as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Antonio Angrisano as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Salvatore Gioncardi as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Cetti Arancio as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Doriana Chierici as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Adriana Angrisano as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Paolo De Vita as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Ilaria Giorgino as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Gaetano Lizzio as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Massimiliano Plinio as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Gianfranco Miranda as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Antonio Tallura as Italian Emigrant (voice) |
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Alexia Murray as American Official (voice) |
| Production | Alexandre Mallet-Guy | Producer |
| Production | Norma Angeleri | Casting |
| Directing | Emanuele Crialese | Director |
| Editing | Maryline Monthieux | Editor |
| Production | Fabrizio Mosca | Producer |
| Sound | Antonio Castrigano | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Agnès Godard | Director of Photography |
| Art | Carlos Conti | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariano Tufano | Costume Design |
| Production | Emanuele Crialese | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Christian Rajaud | VFX Supervisor |
| Art | Adrián Suárez | Art Department Assistant |
| Writing | Emanuele Crialese | Writer |
| Sound | Pierre-Yves Lavoué | Sound |
| Production | Bernard Bouix | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tommaso Calevi | Executive Producer |
