Overview
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.
Cast
- 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