Cast
Rossano Brazzi
Geraldine Brooks, 1925-1977
Eduardo Cianelli, 1889-1969
Anna Magnani, 1908-1973
Enzo Staiola

Director
William Dieterle, 1901-1992, also producer

Director of Photography
Arturo Gallea (see La forza bruta)

Composer
Enzo Masetti

Writers
Renzo Avanzo, 1911-1989
Vitaliano Brancati, 1907-1954 (see Silenzio, si gira)
Piero Tellini (see É caduta una donna)

Production Design
Mario Chiari, 1909-1989

Synopsis/Review

"In this Italian adventure set on a small island, a prostitute is tossed out of Naples and so returns to her home village. There she meets her baby brother and little sister who has grown into a beautiful young woman. Unfortunately, the highly judgmental village women do not welcome the disgraced woman and refuse to allow her to enter the church. The defiant prostitute then kneels upon the ground and prays outside the church. Later, a young diver with his own sordid past falls in love with the woman's little sister. To protect her, the ex-prostitute drowns the diver. Later, she feels so guilty that when the island volcano explodes, she refuses to save herself. The story was filmed on a real island with an active volcano."

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