"Franco, a young man of noble descent, marries Luisa, daughter of a humble clerk, against his grandmother's will."
Alida Valli
as Luisa Maironi
Massimo Serato
as Franco Maironi
Ada Dondini
as la marchesa Orsola Maironi
Annibale Betrone
as zio Piero
Mariu Pascoli
as Ombretta Maironi
Giacinto Molteni
as professor Gilardoni
Elvira Bonecchi
as Barborin
Enzo Biliotti
as Pasotti
Renato Cialente
as il cav. Greisberg
Adele Garavaglia
as mamma Teresa
Carlo Tamberlani
as don Costa
Giovanni Barrella
as il curato di Puria
Nino Marchetti
as Pedraglio
Giorgio Costantini
as l'avvocato di Varenna
Jone Morino
as donna Eugenia
Anna Carena
as Carlotta
Domenico Viglione Borghese
as Dina
Arturo Gallea
Camera Operator
Lucio De Caro
Assistant Director
Mario Soldati
Screenplay
Alberto Lattuada
Adaptation
Carlo Nebiolo
Assistant Camera
Carlo Montuori
First Assistant Director
Dino Risi
Fernando Previtali
Music Director
Mario Bonfantini
Marcello Caccialupi
Production Manager
Emilio Cecchi
Director
Enzo Masetti
Original Music Composer
Antonio Fogazzaro
Novel
Director of Photography
Gino Carlo Sensani
Costume Design
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Gastone Medin
Production Design
Maria De Matteis
Otello Fava
Makeup & Hair
Ascanio Cocce
Art Direction
Gisa Radicchi Levi
Editor