Hard Times

Henrique Viana

as José Grandela

Júlia Britton

as Luisa Cremalheira

Eunice Muñoz

as Mrs. Vilaverde

Ruy Furtado

as Tomaz Cremalheira

Isabel de Castro

as Teresa Cremalheira

Isabel Ruth

as Sebastião's Wife

Lia Gama

as Raquel

Inês de Medeiros

as Cecilia

Pedro Cabrita Reis

as Júlio Vaz Simões

Pedro Hestnes

as Bastos

Beatriz Batarda

as Young Luisa

Rita Blanco

as Luisa Cremalheira (voice)

Francisco Nascimento

António Pinhão Botelho

as Cecilia's Son

Luís Lucas

as Narrator (voice)

Heitor Lourenço

Francisco Pinhão Botelho

as Boy in Opening Credits

António Salgueiro

as Old Man in Bar

Fernando Cabral Martins

as Professor