During WWII, Sandro Ademari (Massimo Girotti), head of a group of Italian partisans, to escape from a Nazi catch, hides himself by a farm. Here he knows Luisa (Lea Padovani) and soon the two married and have a baby. After the war, Sandro, now a solicitor, succeeded also to be elected in Rome's parliament. Here he starts an extramarital affair with Germana (Patricia Neal). Sandro, now deep involved with Germana, tries all the way to leave Luisa (divorce wasn't legal during the '50s in Italy). But Luisa is determined to save her marriage and arrives in Rome to discuss with the two. The tragedy is behind the corner.
Patricia Neal
as Countess Germana de Torri
Massimo Girotti
as Sandro Ademari
Lea Padovani
as Luisa, Sandro's wife
Enrico Viarisio
as Maurizio Bennati
Eduardo Ciannelli
as Public prosecutor
Armando Migliari
as Commander
Nerio Bernardi
as Defense attorney
Michele Riccardini
as Antonio, partisan
Alex Girotti
as Little Tom, Sandro and Luisa's son
Anna Maria Paolucci
as Little girl playing ball
Alan Furlan
as Tommy
Pio Campa
as Lawyer Paria
