At the end of World War II, shallow, self-centered Mara is the prettiest girl in her small Italian village; Bebo is a Communist partisan who is finding it difficult to adjust to the dull banalities of life in peacetime. When Mara’s father, a passionate Communist, declares that his daughter will marry the returning hero, her reactions range from joy to bitter resentment.
Cast
Crew
Luigi Comencini
Director
Marcello Fondato
Screenplay
Carlo Cassola
Novel
Nino Baragli
Editor
Elvira Tonini
Assistant Editor
Gianni Di Venanzo
Director of Photography
Leopoldo Machina
First Assistant Director
Maurizio Tanfani
Second Assistant Director
Franco Cristaldi
Producer
Oscar Brazzi
Line Producer
Piero Gherardi
Production Design
Pasqualino De Santis
Camera Operator
Otello Fava
Makeup Artist
Claudio Maielli
Sound
Carlo Rustichelli
Original Music Composer
Sandro Rocco
Script Supervisor
Fausto Lupi
Production Manager
Rodolfo Martello
Unit Manager
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Rodolfo Frattaioli
Production Secretary
