During the fascist era, Adriana a beautiful young model, becomes a prostitute after a love affair gone wrong. She meets Mino, a partisan who falls in love with her and wants to redeem her.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Gina LollobrigidaAdriana | Adriana |
 Daniel GélinMino | Mino |
 Franco FabriziGino | Gino |
 Raymond Pellegringerarca Astarita | gerarca Astarita |
 Pina PiovaniMadre di Adriana | Madre di Adriana |
 Giovanni Di BenedettoIl pittore | Il pittore |
 Renato TontiniPrimo Sonzogno | Primo Sonzogno |
 Xenia ValderiGisella | Gisella |
 Gino BuzzancaRiccardo | Riccardo |
| MMariano BottinoTommaso | Tommaso |
 Giuseppe AddobbatiTullio | Tullio |
 Riccardo GarroneGiancarlo | Giancarlo |
 Alberto AnselmiNot listed | Not listed |
| BBianca Maria CerasoliNot listed | Not listed |
 Ada ColangeliNot listed | Not listed |
| VVincenzo MilazzoNot listed | Not listed |
| RRiccardo FerriNot listed | Not listed |
| AAlfredo De MarcoNot listed | Not listed |
 Aldo VascoNot listed | Not listed |