Peppino e Violetta

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Never Take No for an Answer
Peppino e Violetta
Directed by Maurice Cloche
Written by Maurice Cloche, Diego Fabbri
Music by Nino Rota
Release date
  • 1950 (1950)
CountryItaly
Language Italian

Never Take No for an Answer (also known as Peppino e Violetta and The Small Miracle) is a 1950 Italian film directed by Maurice Cloche

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