A domineering,reclusive, and ostentatiously pious widow in a small Spanish town keeps such close watch on her daughters that they are unable to have normal social lives. However, the eldest is allowed to become engaged to an unprincipled young man, primarily for the financial advantages it will bring the mother, Bernarda. Jealousy and envy ensues among the other daughters.
Glenda Jackson
as Bernarda
Joan Plowright
as Poncia
Patricia Hayes
as Mara Josefa
Deborah Findlay
as Martirio
Suzanna Hamilton
as Amelia
Gillian Hanna
as Maid
Emer McCourt
as Beggar
Pauline Melville
as Prudencia
Mary Maddox
as Magdelana
