Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.
| Directing | Luchino Visconti | Director |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Story |
| Production | Salvo D'Angelo | Producer |
| Camera | Piero Portalupi | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Paul Ronald | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Tosi | Costume Design |
| Art | Gianni Polidori | Production Design |
| Sound | Ovidio Del Grande | Sound |
| Writing | Suso Cecchi d'Amico | Screenplay |
| Writing | Francesco Rosi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Luchino Visconti | Screenplay |
| Camera | Oberdan Troiani | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Idelmo Simonelli | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberto De Rossi | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Spartaco Conversi | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Franco Ferrara | Conductor |
| Sound | Gaetano Donizetti | Music |
| Production | Paolo Moffa | Production Manager |
| Production | Vittorio Musy Glori | Production Manager |
| Production | Orlando Orsini | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Francesco Rosi | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Franco Zeffirelli | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Paul Ronald | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Franco Mannino | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Rinaldo Ricci | Continuity |
