The Awakening (1956)
Overview
Directed by the incredibly prolific Mario Camerini, Suor Letizia was released in English-speaking regions as When Angels Don't Fly and The Awakening. In her first film appearance since The Rose Tattoo, Anna Magnani plays a feisty nun named Sister Letizia. Believing herself above such earthly trivialities as a maternal instinct, Sr. Letizia changes her way of thinking when an abandoned child is placed in her care. Unofficially adopting the boy, the good sister eventually comes to realize that even she cannot provide the care and guidance of a biological mother. Carefully constructed to accommodate all the surefire box-office elements inherent in Camerini's earlier films, Suor Letizia was almost guaranteed to be a hit.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 1.873 |
Directed By
Mario Camerini
Crew
Mario Camerini
Sandro Pallavicini
Giose Rimanelli
Piero Tosi
Mario Guerra
Dario Di Palma
Alberto De Rossi
Carla Fierro
Franco Magli
Siro Angeli
Attilio Nicolai
Ugo Guerra
Franco Lolli
Vito Blasi
Erico Menczer
Oscar Brazzi
Amleto Micozzi
Piero Tosi
Piero De Bernardi
Ennio De Concini
Virgilio Tosi
Giuliana Attenni
Antonio Altoviti
Otto Pellegrini
Emo Bistolfi
Cesare Zavattini
Mario Camerini
Leonardo Benvenuti
Renato Tonini
Mario Camerini
Aldo Paladini
Carlo Savina
Angelo Rizzoli
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Gianni Di Venanzo
TOP CAST
Anna Magnani
suor Letizia
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Assunta
Antonio Cifariello
Peppino
Piero Boccia
Salvatore
Leonilde Montesi
suor Vincenza
Lina Tartara Minora
suor Agnese
Bianca Doria
Concetta
Luisa Rossi
suor Giuditta
Paolo Ferrara
sindaco
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