Giacomo, a boy from Puglia, leaves immediately after the war for the United States of America, where, after a few years, he will be known by the name of "James". The young man, however, enters the gang scene. Following a fight, he will be put back on the right path by the former boxer, now carpenter, Frank!
Franco Columbu
as Frank
Ivano De Cristofaro
as Giacomo/James
Giuseppa Caliendo
as Giusy
Tony Sperandeo
as Don Nicola
Valentina Melis
as Mamma Giacomo
Gioia Orfei
as Annie
Diego Calzolari
as Miguel
Arnold Schwarzenegger
as Himself (Archive footage)