Lieutenant Mario Ludovici, an army officer, gets himself transferred to a Libyan post when his romance with society girl Cristiana goes on the rocks. Ludovici is looked upon as a weakling by Captain Santelia, the hard-boiled commander of the troops, but after a bitter campaign against a rebel tribe Ludovici proves his true worth and returns as commander when Santelia is mortally wounded. Cristiana arrives and tries to entice him to return to Rome, but he decides to stay in Africa with the army.
as Cristiana
as Paola - l'amica di Cristiana
as Il capitano Santelia
as Il tenente Mario Ludovici
as Il tenente Fabrizi
as Il capitano Donati
as El Fennek
as Belkeir
as Un turista
as Una turista
as Una turista
as Un turista
as Una turista
as Il sodato addetto segretario del capitano Santelia
as Un turista
as Himself
as Anna - la cameriera di Cristiana
as Una turista