Speedy" loses his job as a soda-jerk, then spends the day with his girl at Coney Island. He then becomes a cab driver and delivers Babe Ruth to Yankee Stadium, where he stays to see the game. When the railroad tries to run the last horse-drawn trolley (operated by his girl's grandfather) out of business, "Speedy" organizes the neighborhood oldtimers to thwart their scheme.。根据作家、艺术家卡洛·利维的自传改编。讲他30年代因为反对法西斯而遭到流放,来到意大利南部一个极其落后的山村,目睹了村民的贫穷和绝望,从而坚定了他的信念。影片非常缓慢而低调,但不乏沉思和内涵,被认为是罗西最好的作品。市面上流传的压缩版约两个小时。。