An heiress (Piccolo) fakes her own kidnapping in order to get money from her parents and hides in the river Po's delta among eel fisherman and is helped by a small time smuggler (Toffolo).
Ottavia Piccolo
as Margherita 'Tina' Tellini
Lino Toffolo
as Giovanni Boscolo 'Bissa'
Rodolfo Baldini
as Lino
Mario Adorf
as Nane Mora - the Guardiapesca
Senta Berger
as Countess Spodani
Gabriele Ferzetti
as Vasco
Franco Marletta
as Verzini
Daniele Dublino
as Priest
Ricky Gianco
as Barman
Sergio Cesca
as Inspector Cesca
Carla Mancini
as Tinas Class Companion
Luciano Spadoni
as