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Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani

suor Letizia

Eleonora Rossi Drago
Eleonora Rossi Drago

Assunta

Antonio Cifariello
Antonio Cifariello

Peppino

Piero Boccia
Piero Boccia

Salvatore

Leonilde Montesi
Leonilde Montesi

suor Vincenza

Lina Tartara Minora
Lina Tartara Minora

suor Agnese

Emma Baron
Emma Baron

Bruna Cealti
Bruna Cealti

Bianca Doria
Bianca Doria

Concetta

Maria Mannelli
Maria Mannelli

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    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.

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    1956-10-17

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