A young Italian pilot is interned in a British prison camp after his plane is shot down during the war against Greece. He falls in love with a doctor's daughter and manages to escape during a bombardment. He reaches home, wounded, just as news arrives of the Greek surrender.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Il tenente Gino Rossati | Massimo Girotti |
| Anna | Michela Belmonte |
| Il tenente Trisotti | Gaetano Masier |
| La signora Rossati, madre di Gino | Elvira Betrone |
| Il tenente Vittali | Nino Brondello |
| De Santis | Piero Lulli |
| Il medico, padre di Anna | Giovanni Valdambrini |
| Un giovane ufficiale inglese | Piero Palermini |
| La madre del bimbo ammalato | Jole Tinta |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Roberto Rossellini |
| Writer | Michelangelo Antonioni |
| Writer | Ugo Betti |
| Writer | Gherardo Gherardi |
| Writer | Rosario Leone |
| Writer | Margherita Maglione |
| Writer | Massimo Mida |
| Writer | Vittorio Mussolini |
| Composer | Renzo Rossellini |
