Benilde
Maria Amélia Matta
Eduardo, Benilde's cousin
Jorge Rolla
Melo Cantos, Benilde's father
Varela Silva
Etelvina, Eduardo's mother
Glória de Matos
Genoveva, the house-keeper
Maria Barroso
Cristóvão, the priest
Augusto de Figueiredo
Fabrício, the doctor
Jacinto Ramos
Producer
António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Screenplay
Manoel de Oliveira
Editor
Director
Director of Photography
Elso Roque
Music
Olivier Messiaen
Writer
José Régio
Costume Design
Maria da Conceição Madureira
Sound
João Diogo
Original Music Composer
João Paes