90 minutes
12/22/1947
Second World War . Field 119 in California (USA ) . War is long over , but the Italian Prisoners Still waiting to return home , preparing to celebrate , away from families , another sad Christmas. To dare a little rein to Their longing , they tell Episodes of Their Life . A Roman tells the USA difficult married life . A Neapolitan soldier tells of His lieutenant, a Neapolitan duke penniless . Meanwhile , the camp commander gave : Prisoners and a gramophone , So , Ai stories intertwine songs . Another soldier recalls the parties and the songs of the Sicilian spring , WHILE a Venetian gondolier evokes A HIS love affair . Sometimes , From Radio shabby listening news from abroad and Italy . Finally , one day , comes the ' pending release and All They return home .
Aldo Fabrizi
as Giuseppe Mancini, il romano
Vittorio De Sica
as Don Vicenzino
Peppino De Filippo
as Gennarino Capece, il napoletano
Massimo Girotti
as Nane, il veneziano
Carlo Campanini
as Il cappellano Scappizano, il bolognese
Alberto Rabagliati
as Alberto, il milanese
Adolfo Celi
as John, il sergente americano
Ave Ninchi
as La signora Mancini
María Mercader
as Fiammetta
Vera Carmi
as maestrina torinese
Olga Villi
as Mirella, la turista a Venezia
Michael Tor
as capitano americano
Aldo Fiorelli
as Guido, il fiorentino
Rocco D'Assunta
as Loiacono, il siciliano
Giacomo Rondinella
as cantante napoletano
Nando Bruno
as guida turistica di Roma
Dante Bisio
as Adolfo Mancini