

98 minutes
9/28/1949
In the Po Valley during the 19th century, a rich girl engaged to a well-to-do farmer ends up penniless and is forced to work for her fiancé’s relatives. Peasant unrest, carried to extremes by both workers and landowners, leads to violence and tragedy.

Carla Del Poggio
as Berta

Jacques Sernas
as Orbino

Mario Besesti
as il padrone

Giacomo Giuradei
as Princivalle

Nino Pavese
as Raibolini
Giulio Calì
as Smarazzacucco

Anna Carena
as L'Argìa

Leda Gloria
as La Sniza

Dina Sassoli
as Susanna, sorella di Orbino
Domenico Viglione Borghese
as Luca
Isabella Riva
as Cecilia
Pina Gallini
Pasquale Misiano
Alfredo Ragusa
Mario Cavicchioni
Enrico Mazzoli
Bruno Salvalai