Forced to support herself, her children, her physically incapacitated husband and her obtrusive brother and mother, a downtrodden working woman contracts tuberculosis. She is granted a brief vacation at a health spa, where a whole new world — and potential new life — is opened up to her.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Florinda BolkanClara Mataro | Clara Mataro |
 Renato SalvatoriFranco Mataro, the husband | Franco Mataro, the husband |
| DDaniel QuenaudLuigi, Clara's lover | Luigi, Clara's lover |
 José María PradaCiranni | Ciranni |
 Teresa GimperaGina | Gina |
 Hugo BlancoThe brother in law | The brother in law |
| JJulia PeñaEdvige | Edvige |
 Miranda CampaNurse Guidotti | Nurse Guidotti |
| AAngela CardileThe redhead | The redhead |
| AAnna CarenaThe mother in law | The mother in law |
 Monica GuerritoreMaria | Maria |
 Maria MizarNurse Garin | Nurse Garin |
| AAlessandro RomanazziThe son | The son |
 Adriana AstiScanziani | Scanziani |
| EEnrico BaroniNot listed | Not listed |
| EEdda ContiNot listed | Not listed |
| LLia GiovannellaNot listed | Not listed |
| FFranca MazzoniNot listed | Not listed |
| GGiampaolo RossiNot listed | Not listed |
 Luigi Antonio GuerraNot listed | Not listed |
 Mario GarribaNot listed | Not listed |
| GGaetano AmorosoNot listed | Not listed |
 Christian De SicaMariani, Il Giovane In Treno (uncredited) | Mariani, Il Giovane In Treno (uncredited) |
| FFrancesco RocciolaNot listed | Not listed |
| VVincenzo RocciolaNot listed | Not listed |