A Bell for Adano

After the Allied invasion of Italy during World War II, U.S. Army major Victor Joppolo (John Hodiak) is placed in charge of the small Sicilian fishing village of Adano. Though he is treated with suspicion by the villagers, his fair-minded rule of the town soon quells dissent, especially when Joppolo attempts to replace the church bell appropriated by Fascist forces to be melted into ammunition. While in town, Joppolo becomes smitten with Tina (Gene Tierney), a fisherman's daughter.