Mario is in Hannover to work as a miner but after losing his job he decides to go back to Italy. When Totonno steals his passport to avoid the police and later on he offers him a new job as "magliaro" (cloth seller), Mario changes his mind and decides to follow Totonno to Hamburg. In Hamburg, Totonno and his friends have to sell Mayer's cloth, but they meet with the hostility of a Polish gang and Mario falls in love with Paula Mayer.
Director of Photography: Gianni Di Venanzo
Screenplay: Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Francesco Rosi
Director: Francesco Rosi
Producer: Franco Cristaldi
Story: Francesco Rosi, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Totonno
Paula Meyer
Mario Balducci
Vincenzo
Armando
Rodolfo Valentino
Ciro
Frida