

118 minutes
1/30/1964
The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiancé, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father.

Stefania Sandrelli
as Agnese Ascalone

Saro Urzì
as Don Vincenzo Ascalone

Aldo Puglisi
as Peppino Califano

Lando Buzzanca
as Antonio Ascalone

Lola Braccini
as Amalia Califano

Leopoldo Trieste
as Barone Rizieri

Umberto Spadaro
as il cugino di Ascalone
Paola Biggio
as Matilde Ascalone
Rocco D'Assunta
as Orlando Califano
Salvatore Fazio
as Don Mariano
Oreste Palella
as Maresciallo dei carabinieri Polenza
Lina Lagalla
as Francesca Ascalone
Gustavo D'Arpe
as Avvocato Ciarpetta
Rosetta Urzì
as Consolata, la serva di casa Ascalone
Roberta Narbonne
as Rosaura Ascalone
Vincenzo Licata
as Pasquale Profumo
Attilio Martella
as Il pretore
Adelino Campardo
as Il brigadiere Bisigato
Italia Spadaro
as Zia Carmela