Release Date

17 Oct, 1956

Runtime

01:27: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Suor Letizia

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Actors

Anna Magnani

Eleonora Rossi Drago

Antonio Cifariello

Piero Boccia

Leonilde Montesi

Lina Tartara Minora

Emma Baron

Bruna Cealti

Bianca Doria

Maria Mannelli

Myriam Pisani

Luisa Rossi

Sara Simoni

Paolo Ferrara

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