In the Po Valley during the 19th century, a rich girl engaged to a well-to-do farmer ends up penniless and is forced to work for her fiancé’s relatives. Peasant unrest, carried to extremes by both workers and landowners, leads to violence and tragedy.
Cast
Carla Del Poggio
Berta
Jacques Sernas
Orbino
Mario Besesti
il padrone
Giacomo Giuradei
Princivalle
Nino Pavese
Raibolini
Giulio Calì
Smarazzacucco
Anna Carena
L'Argìa
Leda Gloria
La Sniza
Dina Sassoli
Susanna, sorella di Orbino
Domenico Viglione Borghese
Luca
Isabella Riva
Cecilia
Pina Gallini
Unknown
Pasquale Misiano
Unknown
Alfredo Ragusa
Unknown
Mario Cavicchioni
Unknown
Enrico Mazzoli
Unknown
Bruno Salvalai
Unknown
Crew
Alberto Lattuada
Director, Adaptation
Riccardo Bacchelli
Adaptation, Novel
Mario Bonfantini
Adaptation
Luigi Comencini
Adaptation
Carlo Musso
Adaptation
Federico Fellini
Screenplay
Tullio Pinelli
Screenplay
Mario Bonotti
Editor
Aldo Tonti
Director of Photography
Carlo Lizzani
First Assistant Director
Paolo Gargano
Second Assistant Director
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Pasquale Misiano
Production Assistant
Mentore D'Offizi
Production Assistant
Silvio Clementelli
Production Assistant
Nicolò Pomilia
Production Assistant
Aldo Buzzi
Production Design
Raffaele Masciocchi
Camera Operator
Beniamino Fossati
Camera Operator
Ubaldo Terzano
Camera Operator
Maria De Matteis
Costume Design
Otello Fava
Makeup Department Head
Giovanni Canavero
Sound
Tullo Parmegiani
Sound
Ildebrando Pizzetti
Original Music Composer
Luigi Gervasi
Set Decoration
Paolo Heusch
Script Supervisor
Francesco Solitario
Key Grip
Antonio Rinaldi
Gaffer
Clemente Fracassi
Production Manager
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
