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.
Director: Pietro Germi
Producer: Franco Cristaldi
Screenplay: Pietro Germi, Luciano Vincenzoni, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli
Story: Pietro Germi, Luciano Vincenzoni
Director of Photography: Aiace Parolin
Agnese Ascalone
Don Vincenzo Ascalone
Peppino Califano
Antonio Ascalone
Amalia Califano
Barone Rizieri
il cugino di Ascalone
Matilde Ascalone