SYNOPSIS: In The White Angel,, Raffaello Matarazzo’s sequel to his blockbuster Nobody’s Children, the perpetually put-upon Guido and Luisa (Amedeo Nazzari and Yvonne Sanson) return for a new round of trials and tribulations. This time, the reversals of fortune are even more insanely ornate, a plot twist involving doppelgängers beats Vertigo to the punch by three years, and the whole thing climaxes with a jaw-dropping women-in-prison set piece.
| Count Guido Canali | Amedeo Nazzari |
| Lina Mercolin/Sister Addolorata (Luisa) | Yvonne Sanson |
| Elena Carani | Enrica Dyrell |
| Poldo | Alberto Farnese |
| Flora | Flora Lillo |
| Mario La Torre | Philippe Hersent |
| Advocate Rossi | Nerio Bernardi |
| Dr. Marini | Virgilio Riento |
| Prison warden | Emilio Cigoli |
| Alda | Rosalia Rendazzo |
| Mother Superior | Olga Solbelli |
| Director | Raffaello Matarazzo |
| Producer | Goffredo Lombardo |
| Screenplay | Aldo De Benedetti |
| Story | Raffaello Matarazzo, Giovanna Soria and Piero Pierotti |
| Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli |
| Art direction | Ottavio Scotti and Gino Brosio |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei |
| Music | Michele Cozzoli |
By June 21, 2011
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