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Basic Info
Release: October 17, 1956
Runtime: 87 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.2/10 (2 votes)
Status: Released

The Awakening

1956 87 min ⭐ 6.2/10 2 votes
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.

Genres
Drama
Production Countries
  • Italy
Spoken Languages
  • Italian it

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Cast
Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani
suor Letizia
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Assunta
Antonio Cifariello
Antonio Cifariello
Peppino
Piero Boccia
Salvatore
Leonilde Montesi
suor Vincenza
Lina Tartara Minora
suor Agnese
Emma Baron
Emma Baron
Bruna Cealti
Bruna Cealti
Bianca Doria
Bianca Doria
Concetta
Maria Mannelli
Myriam Pisani
Luisa Rossi
Luisa Rossi
suor Giuditta
Crew
Mario Camerini
Mario Camerini
Director
Leonardo Benvenuti
Leonardo Benvenuti
Screenplay
Piero De Bernardi
Screenplay
Vito Blasi
Screenplay
Virgilio Tosi
Screenplay
Mario Guerra
Screenplay
Amleto Micozzi
Screenplay
Ennio De Concini
Ennio De Concini
Screenplay
Mario Camerini
Mario Camerini
Screenplay
Aldo Paladini
Screenplay
Siro Angeli
Screenplay
Sandro Pallavicini
Producer
Ugo Guerra
Screenplay
Angelo Rizzoli
Angelo Rizzoli
Producer
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