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Five kids, schoolmates, Gianni, Andrea, Mario, Ugo and Nino, playing with each other, break a papier-mâché horseback, inside which is a note written by a lifer, in his opinion unjustly imprisoned, which appeals to anyone who reads the message to make it escape from imprisonment, taken for granted in the castle of Monteforte, used as a prison for years.

A poor musician hires a courtesan to pose as his wife so he can "give" her to a wealthy count in return for patronage.

Joys and disappointments of three young girls who dreaming of making a career in film: Luisa has talent and triumphs; Franca tries to seduce a producer, however no artistic skills, Giuditta, the most inexperienced and naive, will have to choose between the dream of cinema and the reality of a marriage.

The Milanese Luigi Pizzigoni, photographer, and the Neapolitan barber Peppino Avallone, resident in Milan, are opponents in the sports field. The first is a proud Inter supporter, while the second is from Napoli.

In 1941 an Italian regiment known as the Savoy Cavalry is sent by Mussolini to Russia to assist the German invasion. After crossing an extensive area of Soviet territory the men arrive at a village that seems deserted. A patrol sent on reconnaissance comes under machine-gun fire from the top of a bell-tower. During the fighting that follows a young woman named Kalina is captured by the Italians, but in order to win favour with the local people she is spared. A peaceful rapport then builds up between Italian soldiers and Russian villagers, and a special fondness grows between Kalina and Captain Valli, the colonel's godson. Suddenly, the men receive orders to depart and make their way to the front line which is under Russian siege. However, the German commander does not believe the Italian presence will be effective, so on a point of honour the Savoy Cavalry decide to demonstrate their worth. Moving to the front they charge into the enemy batteries and eventually overwhelm them. Sadly, few survive the heroic charge.

In the prison of San Vittore there is, among other detainees, a strange type that they call "Il Cavaliere". The latter suffers a conviction for theft and his fellow prisoners have a certain respect for him.

After an argument with her famous doctor husband, Luisa leaves the house and, not knowing where to go, takes refuge with Maurizio, her former suitor. He goes to the hotel so as not to embarrass her, but her husband does not believe in the innocence of that meeting and abandons Luisa. The woman goes back to work, gives birth to a child and after many troubles realizes that she is seriously ill. Desperate, she attempts suicide, but is saved with an operation by her ex-husband.