Mario SoldatiCast
Alida Valli 
Massimo Serato Ada Dondini Annibale Betrone Mariù Pascoli Giacinto Molteni
Credits
Written by: Antonio Fogazzaro
Plot
In the Risorgimento era in Lombardy, a husband and wife are divided by politics and then by the death of their child, in a literary adaptation.
Sinekatalog’s take
A classic literary period drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (221 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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