| Release Date | 1960-12-22 |
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| Runtime | 100 minutes |
| Genres | Drama, War |
| Stars | Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raf Vallone, Eleonora Brown, Carlo Ninchi |
| Directors | Vittorio De Sica, Adriana Novelli, Elio Costanzi, Gastone Medin, Elio Costanzi |
Widowed shopkeeper Cesira and her 13-year-old daughter Rosetta flee from the allied bombs in Rome during the second World War; they travel to the remote village where Cesira was born. During their journey and in the village and onward, the mother does everything she can to protect Rosetta. Meanwhile, a sensitive young intellectual, Michele, falls in love with Cesira.
