Synopsis
The story of 5 girls among 200 who answer a wanted ad for a modest secretarial position, which leads to overcrowding in the building and a tragic accident.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
46 audience votes
Key crew
- Mario NascimbeneOriginal Music Composer
- Giuseppe De SantisDirector
- Basilio FranchinaScreenplay
- Giuseppe De SantisScreenplay
- Gianni PucciniScreenplay
- Rodolfo SonegoScreenplay
- Cesare ZavattiniScreenplay
Cast
- Carla Del PoggioLuciana Renzoni
- Lucia BosèSimona
- Lea PadovaniCaterina the Prostitute
- Maria Grazia FranciaCornelia
- Eva VanicekGianna
- Massimo GirottiNando the Unemployed
- Raf ValloneCarlo the artist
- Elena VarziAdriana the Pregnant
- Delia ScalaAngelina
- Irène GalterClara
- Paolo StoppaImpiegato
- Naudio Di ClaudioMarinaio
Stills
Themes
neo realismcritique socialenéo-réalismechômage féminincesare zavattini