Never Take No for an Answer (1951)
The Small Miracle
The wonderful story of a wonderful adventure! Joyous...different...lovable!
It's a story about a young Italian orphan boy taking his pet donkey to the Vatican to be blessed.
- Date of release
- 1951-12-18
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Maurice Cloche, Ralph Smart
Casting
- Vittorio Manunta — Peppino
- Denis O'Dea — Father Damico
- Guido Celano — Strotti
- Nerio Bernardi — Father Superior
- Henri Vidon — Monk
- Edward Hitchcock — Old Workman
- Frank Coulson — Dr. Bartolo
- Eliso della Vedova — Sergente dei Carabinieri
Interesting facts
Never Take No for an Answer is a 1951 British–Italian drama film directed by Maurice Cloche and Ralph Smart and featuring Denis O'Dea, Vittorio Manunta, Guido Celano and Nerio Bernardi. It is based on Paul Gallico's 1951 story The Small Miracle, about an Italian orphan boy who goes to visit the Pope.
Production
The screenplay is by Paul and Pauline Gallico, adapted from his 1951 story. Produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan's Constellation Films, it was directed by Maurice Cloche and Ralph Smart, who both also received screenwriter credit. Assisting with production was Prince Alessandro Tasca di Cutò, a Sicilian aristocrat who was cousin of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, author of The Leopard. Nino Rota composed the musical score.
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