The Little Nuns(1963)
A pair of heart-warming charmers lower the sonic boom on some high flyers!
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.
Movie: The Little Nuns
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Sister Celeste
Elena
Livio Bertana
Mother Rachele
Giovanni Menegatti detto Spugna
segretaria di Bertana
Amilcare Franzetti
Batistucchi
il presidente
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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.
Release Date
1963-08-29
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7
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A pair of heart-warming charmers lower the sonic boom on some high flyers!
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