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.
Screenplay: Alberto Lattuada, Ennio De Concini, Luigi Malerba, Ivo Perilli, Alberto Moravia, Antonio Pietrangeli
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis, Carlo Ponti
Director of Photography: Aldo Tonti
Director: Alberto Lattuada