Terence Stamp
— The Visitor
Silvana Mangano
— Lucia, the Mother
Massimo Girotti
— Paolo, the Father
Anne Wiazemsky
— Odetta, the Daughter
Andrés José Cruz Soublette
— Pietro, the Son
Laura Betti
— Emilia, the Servant
Ninetto Davoli
— Angelino, the Messenger
Carlo De Mejo
— Lucia's first lover
Adele Cambria
— Emilia, the Second Servant
Luigi Barbini
— Boy at the station
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
— Lucia's second lover
Alfonso Gatto
— Doctor
Cesare Garboli
— Interviewer (uncredited)
Susanna Pasolini
— Old Peasant (uncredited)