Aurora Rumelin is happy because the noble writer Leopold Sacher-Masoch has asked for her hand. Little by little the marriage goes into crisis mainly because Leopold asks his wife to beat him before sexual relations and to treat him like a slave. Both spouses have lovers and, in the end, the marriage ends in divorce.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Paolo MalcoLeopold (Leopold von Sacher Masoch) | Leopold (Leopold von Sacher Masoch) |
 Francesca De SapioWanda (Aurora Rumelin) | Wanda (Aurora Rumelin) |
 Fabrizio BentivoglioAlexander | Alexander |
 Inga AlexandrovaIrina | Irina |
 Remo RemottiGrunwald | Grunwald |
 Valeria D'ObiciUlda | Ulda |
| CClaudio SorrentinoArmand | Armand |
 Dario MazzoliStaudenheim | Staudenheim |
| SStefano CalanchiIl Greco | Il Greco |
 Franca LumachiLevatrice | Levatrice |
 Mario CastaldiServo | Servo |
| FFabio FarrisNot listed | Not listed |
| SStefano StefanelliNot listed | Not listed |
| RRaoul Torresi(as Raoul Gelsini) | (as Raoul Gelsini) |