"Six episodes (adapted from as many short stories: Gozzano, D'Annunzio, Guido Rocca, Marino Moretti, Alba de Céspedes and Oreste Biancoli), six love stories set in different moments in italian recent history."
Aldo Fabrizi
as Don Pietro, Priest of Monterotondo (segment "Garibaldina")
Irène Galter
as Maria (segment "Garibaldina")
Franco Interlenghi
as Rico (segment "Garibaldina")
Carlo Ninchi
as Sottufficiale garibaldino (segment "Garibaldina")
Vittorio De Sica
as Duke Giovanni del Bagno aka Signor Pallini (segment "Pendolin")
Nadia Gray
as Countess Muriella di Lucoli (segment "Pendolin")
Carlo Campanini
as Pendolin, the Doorman (segment "Pendolin")
Luigi Cimara
as Count Ubaldo di Lucoli (segment "Pendolin")
Eduardo De Filippo
as Soldier Vincenzo Pagliaro (segment "Purificazione")
Titina De Filippo
as Aunt Matilde (segment "Purificazione")
Giulietta Masina
as The Neighbour at the Rear Window (segment "Purificazione")
Angiola Faranda
as Ester Fiorelli (segment "Purificazione")
Rina Morelli
as Maria Bianchi (segment "Nozze d'Oro")
Ernesto Almirante
as Antonio Bianchi (segment "Nozze d'Oro")
Virgilio Riento
as The Police Commissioner (segment "Nozze d'Oro")
Gabriele Ferzetti
as Carlo, the Political Prisoner (segm. "Gli ultimi dieci Minuti")
Myriam Bru
as Anna, Carlos' Wife (segment "Gli ultimi dieci Minuti")
Maurice Chevalier
as Massimo (segment "Amore 1954")
Alba Arnova
as Lucia , Massimo's Daughter (segment "Amore 1954")
Jacques Sernas
as Roberto aka Roby, Lucia's Husband (segment "Amore 1954")
Xenia Valderi
as Margaret (segment "Amore 1954")
Ferdinando Cappabianca
as Sergio Viani (segment "Amore 1954")
Nando Di Claudio
as Guest at the Party (segment "Amore 1954")
Laura Gore
as The Snob Girl (segment "Amore 1954")
Margherita Nicosia Bossi
as Signora Adele (segment "Pendolin")
Turi Pandolfini
as Veterinario di Monterotondo (segment "Garibaldina")
Nino Pavese
as The Passport Control Officer (segment "Nozze d'Oro")
Nico Pepe
as Ufficiale delle truppe papali (segment "Garibaldina")
Nietta Zocchi
as Nunziata (segment "Garibaldina")
Emilio Petacci
as Vincenzo, Massimo's Secretary (segment "Amore 1954")
Giovanni Filidoro
as The Delivery Man (segment "Purificazione")
Alberto Plebani
as Gaspare (segment "Pendolin")
Eduardo Passarelli
as The Manager of the Charity Raffle (segment "Pendolin")
Oscar Andriani
as Commander of Garibaldi's Army (segm. "Garibaldina") (uncredited)
Carla Arrigoni
as Guest at the Party (segment "Amore 1954") (uncredited)
Vittorio Braschi
Adriana Danieli
Antonio Nicotra
Luca Ronconi
Maria Tedeschi
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Franco Scandurra
as (segment "Pendolin") (uncredited)
Michele Contessa
Assistant Costume Designer
Alberto Bartolomei
Sound
Euclide Santoli
Makeup Artist
Anna Luisa Meneghini
Script Supervisor
Mario Fioretti
Camera Operator
Guido Gozzano
Novel
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Teo Usuelli
Original Music Composer
Lionello De Felice
Director
Mario Nascimbene
Nino Rota
Franco Brusati
Screenplay
Leonardo Benvenuti
Vincenzo Talarico
Fabrizio Sarazani
Oreste Biancoli
Giorgio Prosperi
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Carlo Civallero
Producer
Alba De Céspedes
Gino Visentini
Serge Veber
Giuseppe Marotta
Guido Rocca
Carlo De Felice
Production Assistant
Story
Anthony Steffen
Second Assistant Director
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Elio Scardamaglia
Production Manager
Bruno Brunacci
Lucio Orlandini
Production Secretary
Theatre Play
Roberto Redi
Marino Moretti
Fabio Rinaudo
Guglielmo Colonna
Unit Manager
Gino Rocca
Marcello Baldi
First Assistant Director
Piero Lazzari
Vittorio Rossi
Assistant Production Design
Armando W. Tamburella
Ottorino Volpi
Aldo Tonti
Director of Photography
Costume Design
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Franco Lolli
Production Design