"The story of a group of Sicilian miners and their families decide to illegally cross the border to France and their hardships."
Raf Vallone
as Saro Cammarata
Elena Varzi
as Barbara Spadaro
Saro Urzì
as Ciccio Ingaggiatore
Saro Arcidiacono
as Accountant
Liliana Lattanzi
as Rosa
Giuseppe Priolo
as Luca
Mirella Ciotti
as Lorenza
Paolo Reale
as Brasi
Franco Navarra
as Vanni
Francesco Tomalillo
as Misciu
Renato Terra
as Mommino
Carmela Trovato
as Cirmena
Angelo Grasso
as Antonio
Assunta Radico
as Beatificata
Francesca Russella
as Nonna
Giuseppe Cibardo
as Turi
Nicolò Gibilaro
as Nonno
Chicco Coluzzi
as Buda
Luciana Coluzzi
as Michelina
Angelina Scaldaferri
as Diodata
Pietro Germi
Director
Leonida Barboni
Director of Photography
Sergio Barbonese
Unit Manager
Federico Fellini
Story
Tullio Pinelli
Nino Di Maria
Novel
Marcello Giannini
First Assistant Director
Salvatore Rosso
Argi Rovelli
Second Assistant Director
Renato Panetuzzi
Production Secretary
Piero Beldi
Ferruccio Viotti
Antonio Musu
Production Manager
Enzo Provenzale
Mario Parapetti
Camera Operator
Mario Amari
Sound
Alfieri Canavero
Assistant Camera
Attilio Camarda
Makeup Artist
Gianni Villa
Gaffer
Salvatore D'Urso
Still Photographer
Lina Caterini
Assistant Editor
Luigi Ricci
Production Design
Carlo Rustichelli
Original Music Composer
Fernando Previtali
Conductor
Screenplay
Rolando Benedetti
Editor
Luigi Rovere
Producer