Matteo is a communist intellectual, the son of a wealthy bourgeois, who found himself blind from an eye after the war. One day in the streets of Rome he meets Amelia, a child suffocated by the bourgeois environment.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Bedy MorattiAmelia | Amelia |
 Mario PiaveMatteo | Matteo |
 Francisco RabalParty chauffer | Party chauffer |
 Lilla BrignoneAmelia's mother | Amelia's mother |
 Farley GrangerNot listed | Not listed |
 Pierre CressoyNot listed | Not listed |
 Franco InterlenghiNot listed | Not listed |
 Lou CastelNot listed | Not listed |
 Vittorio SanipoliNot listed | Not listed |
 Marina BertiNot listed | Not listed |
 Giancarlo CobelliNot listed | Not listed |
 Marco BellocchioNot listed | Not listed |
 Mario FelicianiNot listed | Not listed |
 Liana TrouchéNot listed | Not listed |
| BBianca VerdirosaNot listed | Not listed |