Guai ai vinti (Woe to the Vanquished Ones) is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. It is based on the novel Vae Victis by Annie Vivanti. Plot During the First World War the Italian front at Caporetto is overwhelmed by an attack of adverse troops. Luisa and her sister Clara remain in their villa, prisoners of the Austrians. They are forced to undergo all sorts of violence, so that Mirella, the little daughter of Luisa, lost the use of the word following the trauma. Cast Lea Padovani: Luisa Anna Maria Ferrero: Clara Pierre Cressoy: Franco Clelia Matania: Teresa Camillo Pilotto: Bonechi Gualtiero Tumiati: Don Marzi Rolf Tasna: Claudio Paola Quattrini: Mirella Giulio Ottavi: Giovanni Emilio Cigoli: Pietro Mario Del Monaco: Mario Abbate Marcella Rovena: Countess Amelia Isa Querio: Miss Bonechi Bianca Doria: Contadina nel granaio Teresa Franchini: Contadina nel granaio Anita Durante: Popolana Irene Cefaro: Friend of Clara Enrico Glori: Viaggiatore References External links 1954 films 1954 drama films Italian drama films Films directed by Raffaello Matarazzo World War I films set on the Italian Front Films scored by Renzo Rossellini Italian black-and-white films Melodrama films 1950s Italian films