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directed by

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and starring

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and

Rik Battaglia Rik Battaglia (byname of Caterino Bertaglia; 18 February 1927 – 27 March 2015) was an Italian film actor. He was born at Corbola, near Rovigo, Veneto. He mainly used the stage name of Rik Battaglia although alternate names he used for his fi ...

Plot

After discovering that she is pregnant, a peasant girl is deserted by her lover. In revenge she reports him to the police and customs officers for

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Cast

as Nives Mangolini *

as Gino Lodi *

as Enzo Cinti *

Lise Bourdin Lise Bourdin (born 20 November 1925) is a French retired film actress. As of 2017, Bourdin resided in Paris. Selected filmography * ''Children of Love'' (1953) * ''The River Girl'' (1954) * '' The Last Five Minutes'' (1955) * ''Desperate Farew ...

as Tosca * Enrico Olivieri as Oscar * Maria Conventi as Ivana * Franco Polegatti as Chioggia *

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Marshal *

Mimmo Palmara Domenico "Mimmo" Palmara (25 July 1928 – 10 June 2016) was an Italian actor. Biography Born in Cagliari, Palmara made his film debut in 1952 as a character actor in drama films by eminent directors such as Luchino Visconti, Mario Monicelli and ...

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Gallery

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* * * 1955 films Italian drama films French drama films 1955 drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films set in Emilia-Romagna Films produced by Dino De Laurentiis Films produced by Carlo Ponti Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Mario Soldati Lux Film films Minerva Film films Melodrama films 1950s Italian films 1950s French films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub