Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Giuseppe De Santis Director
- Silvana Pampanini as Anna Zaccheo
- Amedeo Nazzari as Il dottor Illuminato
- Massimo Girotti as Andrea Grazzi
- Umberto Spadaro as Don Antonio Percucoco
- Monica Clay as La signora Illuminato
- Anna Galasso Cast
- Dora Scarpetta Cast
- Agostino Salvietti Cast
- Edoardo Inperatrice Cast
- Carlo Pisacane Cast
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