The Awakening (1956)
1h 27m
Running Time
October 17, 1956Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Anna Magnani
Suor Letizia
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Assunta - madre di Salvatore
Antonio Cifariello
Peppino
Piero Boccia
Salvatore
Leonilde Montesi
suor Vincenza
Bruna Cealti
Actress
Mario Camerini
Director
Lina Tartara Minora
suor Agnese
Antonio Altoviti
Writer
Siro Angeli
Writer
Vito Blasi
Writer
Bianca Doria
Concetta
Piero De Bernardi
Writer
Ennio De Concini
Writer
Luisa Rossi
suor Giuditta
Paolo Ferrara
sindaco
Leonardo Benvenuti
Screenplay
Angelo Rizzoli
Producer
Gianni Di Venanzo
Director of Photography
Franco Magli
Production Manager
Cesare Zavattini
Story
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Original Music Composer
Alberto De Rossi
Makeup Artist
Carlo Savina
Conductor
Oscar Brazzi
Unit Manager
Piero Tosi
Costume Design / Set Decoration
Ugo Guerra
Screenplay
Erico Menczer
Camera Operator
Dario Di Palma
Assistant Camera
Franco Lolli
Production Design
Giuliana Attenni
Editor
Emo Bistolfi
Production Manager
Media.
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Wiki.
The Awakening (Italian: Suor Letizia, also known as When Angels Don't Fly) is a 1956 Italian comedy drama film directed by Mario Camerini. For this film Anna Magnani was awarded with her fifth Silver Ribbon for best actress.