Venice, eighteenth century. The young Rosanna, widowed on her wedding day, discovers that she is the sole heir to an enormous patrimony, becoming in this way the most coveted party of the Serenissima.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Isabella RosselliniRosanna | Rosanna |
 Tom ContiConte Angelo di Bosconero | Conte Angelo di Bosconero |
 James WilbyMilord Runbiff | Milord Runbiff |
 Michel DuchaussoyMarquis de Belleau | Marquis de Belleau |
 Aleksandr AbdulovPrince Badritzky | Prince Badritzky |
 Aleksandr ShirvindtInquisitor | Inquisitor |
 Vsevolod LarionovInquisitor | Inquisitor |
 Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyInquisitor | Inquisitor |
 Evgeniy SamoylovPriest | Priest |
 ZoucAntonietta | Antonietta |
 Vitali VarganovPrison priest | Prison priest |
 Sergey BadichkinNot listed | Not listed |
| AAnatoly SlivnikovNot listed | Not listed |
 Lyudmila YaroshenkoNot listed | Not listed |
 Vladislav BushNot listed | Not listed |
 Vlad TaupeshCitizen (as Vlad Taupes) | Citizen (as Vlad Taupes) |
| LLev LuzhnovskyArchivist (uncredited) | Archivist (uncredited) |
| GGalina ShlyapinaItalian ballerina (uncredited) | Italian ballerina (uncredited) |