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