| Cast list | | Silvana Mangano | as | Anna | | Gaby Morlay | as | Mother Superior | | Raf Vallone | as | Andrea | | Jacques Dumesnil | as | Professor Ferri | | Vittorio Gassman | as | Vittorio (as Vittorio Gassmann) | | Patrizia Mangano | as | Luisa | | Natascia Mangano | as | Lucia Manzi | | Piero Lulli | as | Doctor Manzi | | Dina Romano | as | Sister Virginia | | Rosita Pisano | as | Sister Carmela | | Bianca Doria | as | A Mother | | Rocco D'Assunta | as | A Father | | Lila Rocco | as | A Nurse (as Lilla Rocco) | | Dina Perbellini | as | A Patient | | Emilio Petacci | as | Colonel Zenner |
| | Crew list: | | Alberto Lattuada (Director) | | Giuseppe Berto (Writer) | | Franco Brusati (Writer) |
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