"During Fascism and after WWII, a school porter sacrifices himself so his son, who is slightly ashamed of a lowly background, can become a respected professor.The film also takes a few jabs at Italy's rapid governmental reshuffles."
Aldo Fabrizi
as Orazio Belli
Giorgio De Lullo
as Orazio Belli Jr.
Mario Pisu
as Ettore Giraldi
Diana Nava
as Diana
Lisetta Nava
as Lisetta
Pinuccia Nava
as Signorina Maggi
Nando Bruno
as Angeloni
Guido Agnoletti
as Andronico
Raffaele Caporilli
as Il bidello
Diego Calcagno
as L'insegnante
Gino Cavalieri
as
Gaetano Chiurazzi
as Un allievo
Armando Libianchi
Ennio Flaiano
as Un insegnante
Francesco Jovine
Gianna Perea Labia
Aldo Mattiacci
Paolo Monelli
Ercole Patti
Attilio Riccio
Mario Soldati
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Renato Castellani
Director
Fausto Tozzi
Screenplay
Emilio Cecchi
Story
Fernando Previtali
Conductor
Jone Tuzi
Script Supervisor
Bruno Todini
Production Supervisor
Adriana Novelli
Assistant Editor
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Fulvio Palmieri
Francesco De Feo
Second Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Aldo De Benedetti
Raffaele Del Monte
Sound
Clemente Fracassi
Production Manager
Mario Montuori
Camera Operator
Gastone Medin
Production Design
Maria De Matteis
Costume Design
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Carlo Montuori
Director of Photography
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Alberto Boccianti
Set Decoration
Otello Fava
Makeup Artist