The Little Nuns

Aug 29, 1963

1h 40m

★ 7.0

A pair of heart-warming charmers lower the sonic boom on some high flyers!

Overview

Two nuns come to Rome to protest to an airline about its jet planes which have been flying over their convent school, disrupting teaching of the little orphans who study there and damaging the ancient fresco of their patron saint through sound vibrations.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Hesperia Cinematografica

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Cast

Sister Celeste

Catherine Spaak

Elena

Sylva Koscina

Livio Bertana

Amedeo Nazzari

Mother Rachele

Didi Perego

Giovanni Menegatti detto Spugna

Umberto D'Orsi

Damiano, l'orfano

Sandro Bruni

segretaria di Bertana

Annie Gorassini

Amilcare Franzetti

Lando Buzzanca

Batistucchi

Alberto Bonucci

il presidente

Antonio Pierfederici

il dottore

Consalvo Dell'Arti

il regista

Ugo D'Alessio

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