"The life story of a nun who started out as a bar singer, then took the veil because she couldn't choose between two men, and now devotes herself to nursing."
Silvana Mangano
as Anna
Raf Vallone
as Andrea
Vittorio Gassman
as Vittorio
Jacques Dumesnil
as Professor Ferri
Gaby Morlay
as Mother superior
Piero Lulli
as Dr. Manzi
Sophia Loren
as Vittorio's assistant (uncredited)
Maria Tedeschi
as Nun (uncredited)
Patrizia Mangano
as Luisa
Natascia Mangano
as Lucia
Dina Romano
as suor Virginia
Rosita Pisano
as suor Carmela
Bianca Doria
as una partoriente
Rocco D'Assunta
as un padre
Lyla Rocco
as un'infermiera
Dina Perbellini
as una malata
Emilio Petacci
as colonnello Zenner
Tina Lattanzi
as madre di Andrea
Mariemma Bardi
as
Lamberto Maggiorani
as malato ferito allo stomaco
Armando Libianchi
as proprietario del night-club
Alberto Lattuada
Director
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Carlo Ponti
Giuseppe Berto
Story
Screenplay
Franco Brusati
Ivo Perilli
Dino Risi
Rodolfo Sonego
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Paolo Heusch
First Assistant Director
Paolo Cossa
Second Assistant Director
Rolando Stragliati
Piero Filippone
Production Design
Gino Brosio
Set Decoration
Luciano Trasatti
Camera Operator
Alberto Cardone
Unit Manager
Trento Petrella
Production Secretary
Sandro Corbo
Script Supervisor
Aldo Calpini
Sound
Giovanni Rossi
Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Nando Pisani
Production Manager
Otello Martelli
Director of Photography
Gabriele Varriale
Editor