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.
Released: 1960-12-23
Runtime: 100 minutes
Genre: Drama, War
Stars: Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raf Vallone, Eleonora Brown, Carlo Ninchi
Director: Carlo Ponti, Alberto Moravia, Vittorio De Sica, Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Zavattini