During World War II, a man falls for a woman in Naples, leading to a two-decade affair. When she learns he plans to marry someone else, she schemes to make him marry her, having secretly borne his children.

• C. C. Champion
• Les Films Concordia
• Sophia Loren
• Marcello Mastroianni
• Aldo Puglisi
• Tecla Scarano
• Marilù Tolo
• Gianni Ridolfi
• Generoso Cortini
• Vito Moricone