Aldo Piscitello, a minor government clerk, is forced in 1934 to join the Fascist party. When the war comes, he finds himself able only to talk ineffectually in secret against Mussolini, even as his own son Giovanni is sent into battle. By the end of the war, Aldo has found the courage to stand up for his beliefs, but by then it is too late.
Umberto Spadaro
as Aldo Piscitello
Ave Ninchi
as Rosina Piscitello
Enzo Biliotti
as Il podestÃ
Massimo Girotti
as Giovanni Piscitello
Delia Scala
as Elena Piscitello
Ernesto Almirante
as Il nonnino
Aldo Silvani
as Il farmacista
Miro Zonda
as Il federale
Milly Vitale
as Maria, the pharmacist's niece
Giovanni Grasso
as Mascoli
Olinto Cristina
as Sacchi
Agostino Salvietti
as Fegarotta
