Anna Zaccheo is a beautiful young woman from a working class Neapolitan family. Her main concern is to find herself a suitable husband. She meets a young sailor Andrea one day and gets engaged to him. But while she is waiting for Andrea to return from the navy she gets raped by her boss. Her life suddenly takes a downward spiral.
| Writing | Elio Petri | Screenplay |
| Writing | Giuseppe De Santis | Screenplay |
| Sound | Rino Da Positano | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Salvatore Laurani | Screenplay |
| Sound | Eduardo Caliendo | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Alfredo Giannetti | Screenplay |
| Production | Domenico Forges Davanzati | Producer |
| Directing | Giuseppe De Santis | Director |
| Writing | Gianni Puccini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Screenplay |
| Camera | Otello Martelli | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gabriele Varriale | Editor |
| Sound | Giulio Panni | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustavo Sisi | Hairstylist |
| Production | Gino Doniselli | Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Duilio Giustini | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Vittorio Musy Glori | Production Manager |
| Sound | Giovanni Rossi | Sound |
| Art | Carlo Egidi | Production Design |
| Production | Roberto Moretti | Production Supervisor |
| Writing | Giuseppe De Santis | Story |
| Writing | Alfredo Giannetti | Story |
| Writing | Salvatore Laurani | Story |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Story |
| Directing | Giulio Petroni | Co-Director |
| Directing | Elio Petri | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Aldo Trionfo | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Roberto Gerardi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Arturo Zavattini | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Giovanna Valeri | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Spartaco Conversi | Production Secretary |
| Camera | G.B. Poletto | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Fortunato Ceccaglia | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Fernando Sorci | Gaffer |
| Production | Giorgio Criscuolo | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Paolo Ricci | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paolo Ricci | Costume Design |
