Recreating a historical event that occurred in Rome on November 24, 1736, the film tells the story of two Jews who are arrested for burglary, tortured, and forced to confess. The Papal Tribunal sentences them to death by hanging.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| EEmidio SiminiIl provveditore | Il provveditore |
 Franco PistoniAngeluccio | Angeluccio |
 Emanuele Carucci ViterbiAbramo | Abramo |
| AAdriano IurissevichIl domenicano | Il domenicano |
| GGiovanni LazzaroIl neofita Costanzi | Il neofita Costanzi |
| DDario MarconciniIl capuccino | Il capuccino |