The Sinner (1940)
Seduced and abandonned by her fiance, Maria Ferrante leaves home to avoid any scandal. She is trying to find work and place to stay but one misfortune after another comes into her life Venice Film Festival 1940
Top billed cast
Vittorio De SicaPietro Bandelli
Paola BarbaraMaria Ferrante
Fosco GiachettiSalvatore, fratello di Adele
Gino CerviAlberto
Olga SolbelliCarmela Bandelli, sorella di Pietro
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