| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Agustina Bessa-Luís | Crew | Writing | Novel |
 Henri Maïkoff | Crew | Sound | Sound |
 Isabel Branco | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
 Manoel de Oliveira | Crew | Writing | Screenplay, Director, Editor |
 Mário Barroso | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Paulo Branco | Crew | Production | Producer |
Valérie Loiseleux | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Zé Branco | Crew | Art | Production Design, Art Direction |
Michelle Bernet | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
 António Vaz Mendes | Cast | Actor | 1 Rapazola |
 Beatriz Batarda | Cast | Actress | Luisona (little girl) / Young Ema (voice) |
 Diogo Dória | Cast | Actor | Fernando Osório |
Filipe Cochofel | Cast | Fortunato | |
 Glória de Matos | Cast | Actress | Maria do Loreto |
 Isabel Ruth | Cast | Actress | Ritinha |
 José Pinto | Cast | Actor | Caires |
 João Perry | Cast | Actor | Pedro Dossém |
 Júlia Buisel | Cast | Actress | Melo Sister #2 |
 Laura Soveral | Cast | Actress | Aunt Augusta |
 Leonor Silveira | Cast | Actress | Ema Cardeano Paiva |
 Luís Lima Barreto | Cast | Pedro Luminares | |
 Luís Miguel Cintra | Cast | Actor | Carlos de Paiva |
 Marques D'Arede | Cast | Actor | Priest #1 |
 Miguel Guilherme | Cast | Actor | Motorcyclist |
Mário Barroso | Cast | Actor | Narrator (voice) |
 Ricardo Trêpa | Cast | Actor | Extra |
 Ruy de Carvalho | Cast | Actor | Paulino Cardeano |
 Sofia Alves | Cast | Actress | Lolota (little girl) |
 António Reis | Cast | Actor | Semblano |
 Dalila Carmo | Cast | Actress | Marina |
Argentina Rocha | Cast | Carlos' first wife | |
Cécile Sanz de Alba | Cast | Ema (young) | |
Micheline Larpin | Cast | Simona | |
Dina Treno | Cast | Branca | |
Nuno Vieira de Almeida | Cast | Nelson | |
 Rui Oliveira | Cast | Actor | Rapaz Adolescente # 2 |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
