A domineering,reclusive, and ostentatiously pious widow in a small Spanish town keeps such close watch on her daughters that they are unable to have normal social lives. However, the eldest is allowed to become engaged to an unprincipled young man, primarily for the financial advantages it will bring the mother, Bernarda. Jealousy and envy ensues among the other daughters.

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Cast

Glenda Jackson

Bernarda

Joan Plowright

Poncia

Patricia Hayes

Mara Josefa

Deborah Findlay

Martirio

Suzanna Hamilton

Amelia

Emer McCourt

Beggar

Pauline Melville

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