Episodic film with flashbacks about the lives of some sick and infirm people travelling on the same train, making a pilgrimage to the shine of Our Lady of Loreto.
Marina Berti
as The nurse
Elettra Druscovich
as Filomena, the housekeeper
Massimo Girotti
as The blind youth
Roldano Lupi
as Giovanni Brandacci, the pianist
Carlo Ninchi
as The blind youth's companion
Elli Parvo
as The provocative lady
María Mercader
as Maria (as Maria Mercader)
Cristiano Cristiani
as Claudio Gorini, the paralyzed child
Giovanni Grasso
as The paralyzed salesman
Giuseppe Forcina
as The engineer
Enrico Ribulsi
as One of the salseman's grandchildren
Amelia Bissi
as Mrs. Enrichetta
