Never Take No for an Answer (1957)
Directed by Maurice Cloche / Ralph Smart
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Paul Gallico adapted his own short story Never Take No For an Answer in collaboration with his wife Pauline. Filmed on location in the Italian communities of Rome and Assissi, the film relates the simple story of 7-year-old war orphan Peppino (Vittorio Mannunta). When his beloved donkey falls ill, Peppino insists upon transporting the animal to the tomb of St. Francis, patron saint of animals. Denied permission by the local authorities, Peppino decides to take his case all the way to the Pope, and to that end embarks upon a grueling journey to the Vatican. Never Take No for an Answer was remade for television in 1973 as a Hallmark Hall of Fame special.
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friendship, rescue, advice, America, animal, animal-rescue, boy, charm [personality], disease, donkey, Italy, orphan, patron, persistence, pets, Pope, saint, tomb, troops
