Oscar is trying to re-establish an affair with Sandra, a disturbed young woman. Having found her husband Fabrizio shot dead and her young son Ricky standing beside him with a gun, Sandra suffered a complete breakdown and now lives in isolation with her protective mother. The latter saved the young boy from recrimination by placing the gun in his father's hand, making it seem like he committed suicide. However, things are not what they seem...

Stefania Sandrelli
as Sandra Garces

Keir Dullea
as Oscar Minno

Micheline Presle
as Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc

Tino Buazzelli
as Doctor Emilio Bontempi

Renato Cestiè
as Riccardo 'Ricky' Garces

Maurice Ronet
as Fabrizio Garces

Orchidea De Santis
as Caterina

Gaia Germani
as Bianca Molteni

Gabriella Lepori
as Sunbather on Terrace

Elsa Boni
as Nurse