Henrique Viana as José Grandela

Júlia Britton as Luisa Cremalheira

Eunice Muñoz as Mrs. Vilaverde

Ruy Furtado as Tomaz Cremalheira

Isabel de Castro as Teresa Cremalheira

Isabel Ruth as Sebastião's Wife

Lia Gama as Raquel

Inês de Medeiros as Cecilia

Pedro Cabrita Reis as Júlio Vaz Simões

Pedro Hestnes as Bastos

Beatriz Batarda as Young Luisa

Rita Blanco as Luisa Cremalheira (voice)

Francisco Nascimento as

António Pinhão Botelho as Cecilia's Son

Luís Lucas as Narrator (voice)

Heitor Lourenço as

Francisco Pinhão Botelho as Boy in Opening Credits

António Salgueiro as Old Man in Bar

Fernando Cabral Martins as Professor

Maria Alice Pereira as Old Woman in Black

Vasco Letria as Young Tomazinho

Pedro Dias Macedo as Young Bastos

António Peixoto as Priest

António Sequeira Lopes as Cecilia's Husband

Dinis Gomes as Boy in Bar

Armanda Cardoso as Cremalheira's Maid

José Paiva as Hotel's Barman

Helder Rainha as Hotel's Concierge

Manuel Paiva as Boy in School