"When "Tamara" throws herself from the window of their brothel, her colleagues are made to realise that a new law will close down the source of their livelihood. The girls must now find honest work."
Linda Darnell
as Lola Baldi
Valentina Cortese
as Vally
Giulietta Masina
as Rosita
Anthony Quinn
as Francesco Caserto
Lea Padovani
as Franca
Lilla Brignone
as Tamara
Carlo Dapporto
as Vittorio
Alberto Farnese
as The Sportsman
Alberto Talegalli
as A relative of Francesco's
Checco Durante
as Another relative of Francesco's
Roberto Risso
as Bruno
Lola Braccini
as Signora Capello
Rina Morelli
as (Valentina Cortese voice dubbing)
Lydia Simoneschi
as (Voice dubbing for Linda Darnell)
Renzo Rossellini
Music
Giuseppe Amato
Screenplay
Siro Angeli
Giuseppe De Santis
Giuseppe Mangione
Elio Petri
Gianni Puccini
Cesare Zavattini
Elio Costanzi
Costume Designer
Alberto Cardone
Assistant Director
Alberto Fusi
Camera Operator
Osvaldo Civirani
Assistant Camera
Emidio Cirillo
Carletto Concina
Lyricist
Marion Mertes
Continuity
Director
Original Music Composer
Anchise Brizzi
Director of Photography
Gabriele Varriale
Editor
Virgilio Marchi
Production Design
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Producer
Tino Buazzelli
Piero Cocco
Bruno Paolinelli
Writer