The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiancé, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father.

• Lux Film
• Ultra Film
• Stefania Sandrelli
• Saro Urzì
• Aldo Puglisi
• Lando Buzzanca
• Lola Braccini
• Leopoldo Trieste
• Umberto Spadaro
• Paola Biggio