Social melodrama, written, directed and performed by Pietro Germi, acclaimed in Italy, Cannes and San Sebastian.
A simple story that follows the life of a railroad worker in post-war Italy and his family.
Hostages of the joys and sorrows of everyday working life, the loves and dislikes of children, family tensions, health problems, alcoholism and other temptations that help to forget miseries, but also of the love that unites the couple and the children and the solidarity of the popular community.
A film with an undeniable poetic touch, which makes it a classic for many and where the excellent interpretations of Germi and the young Edoardo Nevola stand out, in the role of little Sandro, around which the whole story revolves.
A simple story that follows the life of a railroad worker in post-war Italy and his family.
Hostages of the joys and sorrows of everyday working life, the loves and dislikes of children, family tensions, health problems, alcoholism and other temptations that help to forget miseries, but also of the love that unites the couple and the children and the solidarity of the popular community.
A film with an undeniable poetic touch, which makes it a classic for many and where the excellent interpretations of Germi and the young Edoardo Nevola stand out, in the role of little Sandro, around which the whole story revolves.