Angel in a Taxi(1958)
A tender, warm, wonderfully funny film that drives straight at your heart!
Marietto is a very lively and creative orphaned child, housed in a boarding school of nuns. One day, while browsing a newspaper, he sees a photo of a beautiful opera house dancer, Camilla, and is convinced that she is her mother.
Movie: Angel in a Taxi
Top 10 Billed Cast
The dancer Camilla
Marietto
Andrea
Filippo
The baker
Superior mother
Pastry chef
Suor Celeste
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Marietto is a very lively and creative orphaned child, housed in a boarding school of nuns. One day, while browsing a newspaper, he sees a photo of a beautiful opera house dancer, Camilla, and is convinced that she is her mother.
Release Date
1958-09-04
Average
8.5
Rating:
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A tender, warm, wonderfully funny film that drives straight at your heart!
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