Political activist Salvatore returns to his native Sicily and stirs up trouble among the peasants, urging them to confront the Mafia and demand the right to plough their own fields. The peasants refuse to help him, and Salvatore is marked by the Mafia as a troublemaker.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Gian Maria VolontéSalvatore | Salvatore |
 Didi PeregoBarbara | Barbara |
 Spiros FocásJachino | Jachino |
 Lidia AlfonsiFrancesca (as Lydia Alfonsi) | Francesca (as Lydia Alfonsi) |
 Marina MalfattiWilma | Wilma |
 Vittorio DuseBastiano | Bastiano |
 Alessandro SperliCarmelo (as Alessandro Sperlì) | Carmelo (as Alessandro Sperlì) |
 Marcella RovenaMadre di Francesca | Madre di Francesca |
 Giulio GirolaMedico | Medico |
| GGianpaolo SerraNot listed | Not listed |
| AAlfonso D'ErricoNot listed | Not listed |
 Carmen VillaniCantante | Cantante |
 Turi FerroDon Vincenzo | Don Vincenzo |
| IIgnazio Roberto DaidoneNot listed | Not listed |
| FFranco FaccioloNot listed | Not listed |
 Renato MontalbanoNot listed | Not listed |
| IIda CarraraNot listed | Not listed |
 Giuseppe Lo PrestiNot listed | Not listed |
| PPierluigi ManettiNot listed | Not listed |
| VVanni TumminelloNot listed | Not listed |
| VVincenzo TumminelloNot listed | Not listed |