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
