The story of the Cervi family. Rural farmers brought up to be idealogically opposed to fascism during the era of Mussolini's rule of Italy and World War 2.
Gian Maria Volonté
as Aldo Cervi
Don Backy
as Agostino Cervi
Riccardo Cucciolla
as Gelindo Cervi
Renzo Montagnani
as Ferdinando Cervi
Carla Gravina
as Verina, moglie di Aldo Cervi
Serge Reggiani
as Ferrari, antifascista in carcere
Lisa Gastoni
as Lucia Sarzi, attrice antifascista
Олег Жаков
as Papà Alcide Cervi
Elsa Albani
as Genoveffa Cocconi Cervi, la madre
Massimo Foschi
as Pasquino Borghi
Andrea Checchi
as il dirigente del Pci
Duilio Del Prete
as Dante Castellucci, il 'francese'
