Second World War . Field 119 in California (USA ) . War is long over , but the Italian Prisoners Still waiting to return home , preparing to celebrate , away from families , another sad Christmas. To dare a little rein to Their longing , they tell Episodes of Their Life . A Roman tells the USA difficult married life . A Neapolitan soldier tells of His lieutenant, a Neapolitan duke penniless . Meanwhile , the camp commander gave : Prisoners and a gramophone , So , Ai stories intertwine songs . Another soldier recalls the parties and the songs of the Sicilian spring , WHILE a Venetian gondolier evokes A HIS love affair . Sometimes , From Radio shabby listening news from abroad and Italy . Finally , one day , comes the ' pending release and All They return home .
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Aldo Fabrizi as Giuseppe Mancini, il romano
Vittorio De Sica as Don Vicenzino
Peppino De Filippo as Gennarino Capece, il napoletano
Massimo Girotti as Nane, il veneziano
Carlo Campanini as Il cappellano Scappizano, il bolognese
Alberto Rabagliati as Alberto, il milanese
Adolfo Celi as John, il sergente americano
Ave Ninchi as La signora Mancini
María Mercader as Fiammetta
Vera Carmi as maestrina torinese
Olga Villi as Mirella, la turista a Venezia
Michael Tor as capitano americano
Aldo Fiorelli as Guido, il fiorentino
Rocco D'Assunta as Loiacono, il siciliano
Giacomo Rondinella as cantante napoletano
Nando Bruno as guida turistica di Roma
Dante Bisio as Adolfo Mancini
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