"In the beginning there was Bombolini the fool, Bombolini the drunk, Bombolini the joke. In the end there was Bombolini the mayor, Bombolini the hero, Bombolini the beautiful. In between is the secret of Santa Vittoria."
During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
Italo Bombolini
Rosa
Fabio
Caterina Malatesta
Capt. von Prum
Feldwebel Zopf
Feldwebel Traub
Tufa
Babbaluche
Angela
Luigi
Vittorini
Padre Polenta
Copa
Giovanni Piestrosanto
Francucci
Old Vines
Mazzola
Holtzmann
Otto
Hans
Dr. Bara
Col. Scheer
Capoferro
Benedetti
Pulci
Bracolini
Corporal Heinsick (uncredited)
Gabriella (uncredited)