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.

Genres

Cast

Claudia Cardinale

Mara

George Chakiris

Bube

Marc Michel

Stefano

Dany París

Liliana

Carla Calò

Madre di Mara

Monique Vita

Ines

Ugo Chiti

Arnaldo

Bruno Scipioni

Mauro

Gabriella Giorgelli

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