Anna Zaccheo is a beautiful young woman from a working class Neapolitan family. Her main concern is to find herself a suitable husband. She meets a young sailor Andrea one day and gets engaged to him. But while she is waiting for Andrea to return from the navy she gets raped by her boss. Her life suddenly takes a downward spiral.
Screenplay: Alfredo Giannetti, Giuseppe De Santis, Elio Petri, Cesare Zavattini, Salvatore Laurani, Gianni Puccini
Director: Giuseppe De Santis
Producer: Domenico Forges Davanzati
Director of Photography: Otello Martelli