Sergio Castellitto as Ernesto Picciafuoco

Jacqueline Lustig as Irene Picciafuoco

Chiara Conti as Diana Sereni

Gigio Alberti as Ettore Picciafuoco

Alberto Mondini as Leonardo Picciafuoco

Gianfelice Imparato as Erminio Picciafuoco

Gianni Schicchi as Filippo Argenti

Maurizio Donadoni as Cardinal Piumini

Donato Placido as Egidio Picciafuoco

Renzo Rossi as Baldracchi

Pietro De Silva as Curzio Sandali

Bruno Cariello as Don Pugni

Piera Degli Esposti as Zia Maria

Toni Bertorelli as Conte Ludovico Bulla

Maria Luisa Bellocchio as zia di Ernesto

Letizia Bellocchio as zia di Ernesto

Elena Bellocchio as bambina #1

Marco Bellocchio as