The Awakening (1956)
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.
Director:
Mario Camerini
Writers:
Leonardo Benvenuti, Mario Camerini, Piero De Bernardi, Siro Angeli, Ennio De Concini, Ugo Guerra, Aldo Paladini, Vito Blasi, Mario Guerra, Amleto Micozzi, Virgilio Tosi.
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Anna Magnani as suor Letizia |
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Eleonora Rossi Drago as Assunta |
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Antonio Cifariello as Peppino |
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Piero Boccia as Salvatore |
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Leonilde Montesi as suor Vincenza |
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Lina Tartara Minora as suor Agnese |
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Emma Baron as |
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Bruna Cealti as |
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Bianca Doria as Concetta |
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Maria Mannelli as |
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Myriam Pisani as |
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Luisa Rossi as suor Giuditta |
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Sara Simoni as |
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Paolo Ferrara as sindaco |
| Directing | Mario Camerini | Director |
| Production | Sandro Pallavicini | Producer |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Story |
| Writing | Mario Camerini | Story |
| Writing | Antonio Altoviti | Idea |
| Writing | Giose Rimanelli | Idea |
| Writing | Leonardo Benvenuti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mario Camerini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Piero De Bernardi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Siro Angeli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ennio De Concini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ugo Guerra | Screenplay |
| Writing | Aldo Paladini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Vito Blasi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mario Guerra | Screenplay |
| Writing | Amleto Micozzi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Virgilio Tosi | Screenplay |
| Directing | Otto Pellegrini | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Franco Lolli | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Tosi | Costume Design |
| Art | Piero Tosi | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Attilio Nicolai | Sound |
| Editing | Giuliana Attenni | Editor |
| Camera | Erico Menczer | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Dario Di Palma | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberto De Rossi | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Carla Fierro | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Renato Tonini | Unit Manager |
| Production | Oscar Brazzi | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Carlo Savina | Conductor |
| Production | Franco Magli | Production Manager |
| Production | Emo Bistolfi | Production Manager |
| Production | Angelo Rizzoli | Producer |
| Sound | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Gianni Di Venanzo | Director of Photography |
