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:
Mario Guerra, Siro Angeli, Ugo Guerra, Vito Blasi, Amleto Micozzi, Piero De Bernardi, Ennio De Concini, Virgilio Tosi, Leonardo Benvenuti, Mario Camerini, Aldo Paladini.
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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 | Giose Rimanelli | Idea |
| Art | Piero Tosi | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Mario Guerra | Screenplay |
| Camera | Dario Di Palma | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberto De Rossi | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Carla Fierro | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Franco Magli | Production Manager |
| Writing | Siro Angeli | Screenplay |
| Sound | Attilio Nicolai | Sound |
| Writing | Ugo Guerra | Screenplay |
| Art | Franco Lolli | Production Design |
| Writing | Vito Blasi | Screenplay |
| Camera | Erico Menczer | Camera Operator |
| Production | Oscar Brazzi | Unit Manager |
| Writing | Amleto Micozzi | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Tosi | Costume Design |
| Writing | Piero De Bernardi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ennio De Concini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Virgilio Tosi | Screenplay |
| Editing | Giuliana Attenni | Editor |
| Writing | Antonio Altoviti | Idea |
| Directing | Otto Pellegrini | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Emo Bistolfi | Production Manager |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Story |
| Writing | Mario Camerini | Story |
| Writing | Leonardo Benvenuti | Screenplay |
| Production | Renato Tonini | Unit Manager |
| Writing | Mario Camerini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Aldo Paladini | Screenplay |
| Sound | Carlo Savina | Conductor |
| Production | Angelo Rizzoli | Producer |
| Sound | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Gianni Di Venanzo | Director of Photography |
