Father is the isolated patriarch of the household, remaining upstairs while demanding service and criticizing the family’s conduct. He becomes a decisive force in the conflict over a younger brother’s wish to work: through tears, accusations, and warnings about disgrace, he persuades him to stay, helping preserve the family’s suffocating idleness.
Rizzardi is an influential gangster who holds an old resentment against the Montelepre family. He takes possession of Francesco's palace and plans to kill him. Francesco seeks a witness to Rizzardi's crimes in order to bring him to justice, then returns to Sicily to take revenge; the summary states that both men die.
Vasilis Diamantopoulos has 32 screen credits in a career dating back to 1948. Signature works include Educate Yourself My Son, The Children of the Swallow, Καλή σου Νύχτα Κυρ-Αλέξανδρε. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
