An old woman finds a baby in her cabbage patch and raises him. After her death, the boy grows up in an orphanage and later joins the homeless in post-war Milan, helping them build a shanty town. When they discover oil, he receives a magical dove from a vision of his adoptive mother that grants wishes.
as La vecchia Lolotta
as Totò
as Rappi
as Mobbi
as Edvige
as Marta, la signora altezzosa
as La statua che prende vita
as L'innamorata infelice
as Il sergente delle guardie
as Alfredo
as Gaetano
as L'atleta
as Il comandante in secondo
as Il comandante in primo