Widowed shopkeeper Cesira and her 13-year-old daughter Rosetta flee from the allied bombs in Rome during the second World War; they travel to the remote village where Cesira was born. During their journey and in the village and onward, the mother does everything she can to protect Rosetta. Meanwhile, a sensitive young intellectual, Michele, falls in love with Cesira.
Directed By
Vittorio De SicaWritten By
Alberto Moravia, Vittorio De Sica, Cesare ZavattiniStudio
Cocinor, Les Films Marceau, Cast of Two Women
Sophia LorenCesira
Jean-Paul BelmondoMichele Di Libero
Raf ValloneGiovanni
Eleonora BrownRosetta
Carlo NinchiFilippo, il padre di Michele
Andrea Checchiun fasciste
Pupella Maggioun fermier
Emma BaronMaria
Antonella Della PortaLa madre impazzita
Bruna Cealtiune évacuée
Luciano PigozziScimmione
Franco Balducciil tedesco nel pagliaio
Mario FreraPeppuccio
Curt Lowensufficiale tedesco batteria contraerea
Alberto CastaldiLawyer (uncredited)
Vincenzo MusolinoIl piccolo Alessandro (uncredited)
Ettore MattiaIl passeggero sul treno (uncredited)
Renato SalvatoriFlorindo (uncredited)