Set between 1629 and 1631. Renzo Tramaglino and Lucia Mondella are Lombard peasants forced to separate and endure a thousand vicissitudes because of the bullying of the squire Don Rodrigo. However, during their journey they will find various people willing to help them, from Friar Cristoforo to the Innominato, from Federigo Borromeo to Donna Prassede.

• Danny Quinn
• Delphine Forest
• Alberto Sordi
• Franco Nero
• Burt Lancaster
• F. Murray Abraham
• Dario Fo
• Pier Luigi Misasi