Anne Heywood as Virginia de Leyva

Hardy Krüger as Pater Paolo Arrigone

Antonio Sabàto as Giampaolo Ossio

Luigi Pistilli as Graf de Fuentes

Carla Gravina as Caterina da Meda

Anna Maria Alegiani as Sister Ottavia Ricci

Margarita Lozano as Sister Benedetta Homati

Giovanna Galletti as Sister Angela Sacchi

Caterina Boratto as Sister Francesca Imbersaga

Pier Paolo Capponi as Count Taverna

Renzo Giovampietro as Vicar Saraceno

Laura Belli as Sister Candida Colomba

Maria Michi as Sister Bianca Homati

Rita Calderoni as Isabella

Michel Bardinet as Giovanni degli Hortensi

Francesco Carnelutti as Cantastorie

Tino Carraro as Monsignore Barca

Giulio Donnini as Molteno

Angelica Ippolito as (uncredited)

Calogero Azzaretto as (uncredited)

Maria Tedeschi as (uncredited)