In the late 19th century, a former high school teacher turned unionist tries to organize workers laboring with inhuman conditions at a textile factory.
Marcello Mastroianni
as Professor Sinigaglia
Renato Salvatori
as Raoul
Gabriella Giorgelli
as Adele
Folco Lulli
as Pautasso
Bernard Blier
as Martinetti
Raffaella Carrà
as Bianca
François Périer
as Maestro Di Meo
Vittorio Sanipoli
as Baudet
Mario Pisu
as Manager
Kenneth Kove
as Luigi
Annie Girardot
as Niobe
Edda Ferronao
as Maria