When peasant girl Nives is deserted by smuggler Gino Lodi, she betrays him to the police. Police officer Enzo Cinti, who loves Nives, traces her to the Po River cane-fields, where she is working as a cutter to support herself and an infant son, and warns her that Gino has escaped from prison and is seeking revenge. She rejects his offer to protect her. Gino finds Nives, mourning the drowning death of their son. He surrenders himself to the police and then walks at Nives' side in the funeral procession.
Cast
Crew
Mario Soldati
Director, Screenplay
Antonio Altoviti
Screenplay, Line Producer
Giorgio Bassani
Screenplay
Basilio Franchina
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Screenplay
Florestano Vancini
Screenplay, Second Assistant Director
Ennio Flaiano
Story
Alberto Moravia
Story
Leo Catozzo
Editor
Tatiana Casini Morigi
Assistant Editor
Otello Martelli
Director of Photography
Cesare Olivieri
First Assistant Director
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Flavio Mogherini
Production Design
Roberto Gerardi
Camera Operator
Arturo Zavattini
Assistant Camera
Anna Gobbi
Costume Design
Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Paolo Uccello
Sound
Bruno Moreal
Sound
Aldo Calpini
Sound
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Original Music Composer
Armando Trovajoli
Original Music Composer
Arrigo Breschi
Set Decoration
Anna Gruber
Script Supervisor
Leo Coleman
Choreographer
Giorgio Adriani
Production Manager
Claudio Agostinelli
Production Secretary
Spartaco Conversi
Production Secretary
Giuseppe Di Biase
Production Secretary
