A woman in her thirties is a single mother of a teenager daughter, and both are in love with the same young soldier. Mother sacrifices herself for Maricchia's marriage, but ultimately falls to her own passion, leading to family disruption.
Alberto Lattuada | Screenplay |
Ennio De Concini | Screenplay |
Luigi Malerba | Screenplay |
Ivo Perilli | Screenplay |
Alberto Moravia | Screenplay |
Antonio Pietrangeli | Screenplay |
Giovanni Verga | Novel |
Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
Carlo Ponti | Producer |
Felice Lattuada | Original Music Composer |