A lecherous governor of Naples in 1680 lusts after the wives of several peasants, particularly after the miller's wife Carmela. The miller himself plans to avenge his honor by seducing the wife of the governor.
Vittorio De Sica
Don Teofilo - governatore
Sophia Loren
Carmela
Marcello Mastroianni
Luca - suo marito
Paolo Stoppa
Gardunia
Yvonne Sanson
Donna Dolores
Mario Passante
Capitano dei gendarmi
Carlo Sposito
Virgilio Riento
