The film was a great success, De Sica and Lia Franca became stars and the song Parlami d'amore Mariù was a hit. Rarelly in Italian film history, it was filmed on real Milan locations, nowadays it is a sort of documentary how was Milan in the 30s. The film was remade in 1953 by Glauco Pellegrini.
A struggling single mom's path crosses with a former prisoner seeking redemption, leading them to discover strength in their unlikely connection.
The film is billed as a Southern-fried siege, with shades of Dog Day Afternoon and Die Hard, which centers on Bailey, an exotic dancer with big dreams. She and her Army vet husband Tim are fed up with their lives of barely getting by in small-town Arkansa
