A vineyard's manager marries the owner's very young daughter; father dies. Deceit, infidelity. The husband is forced to watch from a distance as his wife blossom socially in his absence; then the plot thickens.

Marcello Mastroianni
as Luigi De Angelis

Laura Antonelli
as Antonia De Angelis

William Berger
as Count Brandini

Leonard Mann
as Dr. Dario Favella

Gastone Moschin
as Vincenzo

Olga Karlatos
as Dr. Paola Pagano

Stefano Patrizi
as Enrico, Clara's fiancé

Luigi Diberti
as Lawyer

Enzo Robutti
as Priest

Hélène Chanel
as Landlady