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.
DirectorPietro Germi
ProducersFranco Cristaldi
ScreenplayLuciano Vincenzoni, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Pietro Germi
Top Casts
Stefania Sandrelli
Agnese Ascalone
Saro Urzì
Don Vincenzo Ascalone
Aldo Puglisi
Peppino Califano
Lando Buzzanca
Antonio Ascalone
Lola Braccini
Amalia Califano
Leopoldo Trieste
Barone Rizieri
Umberto Spadaro
il cugino di Ascalone
Paola Biggio
Matilde Ascalone
Rocco D'Assunta
Orlando Califano
Salvatore Fazio
Don Mariano
Details
LanguageItalian
Production companiesLux Film, Ultra Film, Vides Cinematografica, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
