During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
Anthony Quinn
as Italo Bombolini
Anna Magnani
as Rosa
Giancarlo Giannini
as Fabio
Virna Lisi
as Caterina Malatesta
Hardy Krüger
as Capt. von Prum
Wolfgang Jansen
as Feldwebel Zopf
Peter Kuiper
as Feldwebel Traub
Sergio Franchi
as Tufa
Renato Rascel
as Babbaluche
Patrizia Valturri
as Angela
Eduardo Ciannelli
as Luigi
Leopoldo Trieste
as Vittorini