At the end of World War II, shallow, self-centered Mara is the prettiest girl in her small Italian village; Bebo is a Communist partisan who is finding it difficult to adjust to the dull banalities of life in peacetime. When Mara’s father, a passionate Communist, declares that his daughter will marry the returning hero, her reactions range from joy to bitter resentment.
| Directing | Luigi Comencini | Director |
| Camera | Gianni Di Venanzo | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Carlo Cassola | Novel |
| Production | Franco Cristaldi | Producer |
| Editing | Nino Baragli | Editor |
| Writing | Marcello Fondato | Screenplay |
| Art | Piero Gherardi | Production Design |
| Directing | Leopoldo Machina | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Pasqualino De Santis | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Maurizio Tanfani | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Claudio Maielli | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Otello Fava | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Elvira Tonini | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Fausto Lupi | Production Manager |
| Production | Rodolfo Martello | Unit Manager |
| Production | Rodolfo Frattaioli | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Sandro Rocco | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Oscar Brazzi | Line Producer |
| Sound | Carlo Rustichelli | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Franco Ferrara | Conductor |