During the 20 months before Italy's liberation from Fascism, a group of university students trade empty rhetoric for action by joining the Partisans into the mountains of Nazi-occupied northern Italy. There, group leader Gigi falls in love with his best friend's girl. As the Resistance struggle continues, some of the "little teachers" are killed, and the brutal reality of war leaves its mark on their youthful idealism.
Gigi

Simonetta

Enrico

Lelio
Bene

Nello
Dante

Toni

Marietto
Rodino

Giovane tedesco

Finco
Moretto
Cocche

Padovano #1
Padovano #2
Sergetto
Miranda
Dottore rapito
Autista dottore
Rosina
Ragazzino
Tedesco prigioniero #1
Tedesco prigioniero #2
Gualtiero

Giampa
Padre Enrico
Dottore fascista
Moglie
Gina
Maggiore
Zaccheo
Donna nel film dei "Telefoni Bianchi"
Barista imboscato
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