The film is the third in director Castellani's "young love" trilogy (the first two being Sotto il sole di Roma (1948) and È primavera...(1950)). The story concerns the romance between Carmela (Fiore) and Antonio (Musolino). The ardor is one-sided at first, but Carmela is a determined young woman, willing to scale and conquer any obstacle in pursuing her heart's desire. Once he's "hooked," Antonio scurries from job to job to prove his financial viability. Faced with the hostility of their parents, Carmela and Antonio symbolically shed themselves of all responsibilities to others in a climactic act of stark-naked bravado.
| Directing | Renato Castellani | Director |
| Writing | Renato Castellani | Screenplay |
| Writing | Renato Castellani | Story |
| Writing | Titina De Filippo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ettore Maria Margadonna | Story |
| Production | Sandro Ghenzi | Producer |
| Production | Antonio Roi | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Arturo Gallea | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jolanda Benvenuti | Editor |
| Production | Giorgio Adriani | Production Manager |
| Sound | Alessandro Cicognini | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Giuliano Betti | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marie Claire Solleville | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Gabriele Palmieri | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Rosario Patané | Unit Manager |
| Production | Giancarlo Sambucini | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Piero Cristofani | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Armando Nannuzzi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Antonio Belviso | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Vittorio Mazza | Still Photographer |
