Two women, one soldier, zero chill — 1950s Italian melodrama at its messiest.
Acting
Maria Mauban's wounded dignity steals every scene she's in.
Costume
The Countess's gowns versus Barbara's simpler dresses tell the whole story.
Director
Anton Giulio Majano
Anna Maria Ferrero
Barbara Candi
Maria Mauban
Contessa Agnese Marchi
Gérard Landry
Maggiore Roberto Serni
Roberto Risso
Ugo Perelli
Luisa Rivelli
Fides
Nerio Bernardi
Prefetto Candi
Aldo Bufi Landi
Caporale Ruffo
Laura Nucci
Signora Candi
Nino Vingelli
Piedigrotta
Edda Soligo
Infermiera
Gastone Moschin
Marco Riccitelli
Philippe Hersent
Colonnello Dondi
Raf Pindi
Generale Bettini
Franca Dominici
Madre di Fides
Antonio Battistella
Gerardo Monis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak 1950s Italian 'tearjerker' cinema, when women's films dominated and moral redemption usually required suffering.
Director Majano later pivoted to horror and giallo — you can almost sense that darkness creeping in here.
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