Traces the life of Anna Magnani, her creations, her successes, her triumphs, her boycotted career, her nonconformism, her anxieties, her generosity ... Punctuated with photos that tell her career in theater and cinema, Extracts of films, this documentary portrait also gives the floor to his friends and relatives, from Roberto Rossellini to Marcello Mastroianni, through Federico Fellini.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Anna MagnaniSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Claude Autant-LaraSelf | Self |
 Marco BellocchioSelf | Self |
 Laura BettiSelf | Self |
 Suso Cecchi d'AmicoSelf | Self |
 Eduardo De FilippoSelf | Self |
 Elsa De GiorgiSelf | Self |
 Vittorio De SicaSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Federico FelliniSelf | Self |
 Giulietta MasinaSelf | Self |
 Marcello MastroianniSelf | Self |
 Pier Paolo PasoliniSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Roberto RosselliniSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Luchino ViscontiSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Franco ZeffirelliSelf | Self |
| LLiliane BeckerSelf | Self |