September 1943. After Italy surrenders to the Allies, people in Naples believe the war is finally over, but soon they realize Germans are still in control — and as ruthless as ever. Armed with makeshift weapons, civilians rise up en masse against the invaders — and overwhelming odds.
Cast
Lea Massari
Maria
Gian Maria Volonté
Stimolo
Aldo Giuffrè
Pitrella
Jean Sorel
Livornese
Domenico Formato
Gennarino Capuozzo
Regina Bianchi
Concetta Capuozzo
Raffaele Barbato
Giovanni Ajello
Pupella Maggio
Arturo's Mother
Frank Wolff
Salvatore
Luigi De Filippo
Cicillo
Charles Belmont
Sailor
Franco Sportelli
Prof. Rosati
Silvana Buzzanca
Immacolata
Enzo Cannavale
Partigiano
Georges Wilson
Direttore del riformatorio
Antonella Della Porta
Unknown
Adriana Facchetti
Scared Woman
Anna Maria Ferrero
Unknown
Corrado Gaipa
Direttore del riformatorio (voice)
Carlo Giuffrè
Salvatore (voice)
Curt Lowens
Sakau
Rosalia Maggio
Scared Woman
Vera Nandi
Unknown
Gigi Reder
Partigiano (voice)
Enzo Turco
Valente
Crew
Nanni Loy
Director, Screenplay, Story
Carlo Lastricati
Co-Director
Massimo Franciosa
Screenplay, Story
Carlo Bernari
Screenplay
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Screenplay, Story
Vasco Pratolini
Story
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Marcello Gatti
Director of Photography
Giorgio Gentili
First Assistant Director
Giuseppe Bordogni
Production Coordinator
Anna Davini
Production Supervisor
Goffredo Lombardo
Producer
Gianni Polidori
Production Design
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Camera Operator
Giovanni Rossi
Sound
Serse Urbisaglia
Special Effects
Carlo Rustichelli
Original Music Composer
Luciano Spadoni
Assistant Production Design
Andrea Crisanti
Assistant Production Design
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