 | Terence Stamp als The Visitor |
 | Silvana Mangano als Lucia, the Mother |
 | Massimo Girotti als Paolo, the Father |
 | Anne Wiazemsky als Odetta, the Daughter |
 | Andrés José Cruz Soublette als Pietro, the Son |
 | Laura Betti als Emilia, the Servant |
 | Ninetto Davoli als Angelino, the Messenger |
 | Carlo De Mejo als Lucia's first lover |
 | Adele Cambria als Emilia, the Second Servant |
| Luigi Barbini als Boy at the station |
 | Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia als Lucia's second lover |
| Alfonso Gatto als Doctor |
| Cesare Garboli als Interviewer (uncredited) |
| Susanna Pasolini als Old Peasant (uncredited) |
| Nino Baragli | Editor |
| Pier Paolo Pasolini | Director |
| Giuseppe Ruzzolini | Director of Photography |
| Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Manolo Bolognini | Producer |
| Luciano Puccini | Production Design |
| Franco Rossellini | Producer |
| Marcella De Marchis | Costume Design |
| Goffredo Rocchetti | Makeup Artist |
| Manlio Rocchetti | Makeup Artist |
| Otello Spila | Camera Operator |
| Vanda Tuzzi | Script Supervisor |
| Maria Teresa Corridoni | Key Hair Stylist |
| Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
| Roberto Capucci | Costume Design |
| Angelo Novi | Still Photographer |
| Pier Paolo Pasolini | Screenplay |
| Paolo Frascà | Production Manager |
| Sergio Citti | Assistant Director |
| Dario Fronzetti | Set Designer |
| Bernardino Fronzetti | Sound |
| Gianni Zampagni | Boom Operator |
| Giuseppe Buonaurio | Assistant Camera |
| Luigi Conversi | Assistant Camera |
| Bruno Nicolai | Music Director |
| Sergio Galiano | Production Secretary |
