A poor laborer, Zilio, wants to marry Betìa, the daughter of a rich peasant woman. After a number of refusals Zilio is desperate, but his friend Nale plots a sham marriage between the two, convinced he can take advantage of it.
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Nino Manfredi
Nale
Rosanna Schiaffino
Betia
Ljubiša Samardžić
Zilio
Mario Carotenuto
Tacio
Lino Toffolo
Bazzarello
Eva Ras
Tamia
Olivera Marković
Madre di Betìa
Franco Pesce
Barbasciati
Bogoljub Petrović
Menegasso
Claudio Trionfi
Michele Rosegato
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