Comedy / Drama /

Score: 77.6%( 237 votes )

Overview: Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.

Cast:

Anna Magnani
Maddalena Cecconi

Walter Chiari
Alberto Annovazzi

Tina Apicella
Maria Cecconi

Gastone Renzelli
Spartaco Cecconi

Tecla Scarano
Tilde Spernanzoni

Lola Braccini
Photographer's Wife

Arturo Bragaglia
Photographer

Nora Ricci
Laundry Worker

Vittorina Benvenuti

Linda Sini
Mimmetta

Teresa Battaggi
Snob Mother

Gisella Monaldi
Door-keeper

Amalia Pellegrini

Luciana Ricci

Giuseppina Arena

Liliana Mancini
Iris

Alessandro Blasetti
Self

Vittorio Musy Glori
Self

Mario Chiari
Self

Luigi Filippo D'Amico
Self

George Tapparelli
Self

Luciano Caruso
(uncredited)

Michele Di Giulio
(uncredited)

Mario Donatone
(uncredited)

Franco Ferrara
Il Direttore d'Orchestra della R.A.I. (uncredited)

Iolanda Fortini
Mother at Cinecittà (uncredited)

Pietro Fumelli
(uncredited)

Corrado
Announcer (uncredited)

Lilly Marchi
(uncredited)

Guido Martufi
Young Boy at Hair-Dresser's Shop (uncredited)

Anna Nighel
(uncredited)

Lina Rossoni
(uncredited)

Sonia Scotti
Young Girl (uncredited)