"Tragicomedy telling of the trials and tribulations of a troupe of variety show artists."
Aldo Fabrizi
as Nino Martoni
Gina Lollobrigida
as Margherita 'Rita Buton'
Delia Scala
as Vera
Marcello Mastroianni
as Carlo Danesi, fidanzato di Franca
Nyta Dover
as Lucy d'Astrid
Tamara Lees
as Franca
Giovanni Barrella
as L'impresario
Bruno Corelli
as Dedè Moreno, il primo ballerino
Enzo Furlai
as Boselli
Enzo Maggio
as Gigetto
Michele Malaspina
as Il commendatore Cantelli
Pasquale Misiano
as
Eduardo Passarelli
Mario Russo
Jubal Schembri
Mario Monicelli
Director
Steno
Story
Screenplay
Nicolò Pomilia
Production Assistant
Corrado Bartoloni
Camera Operator
Ines Bruschi
Script Supervisor
Giuseppe Annunziata
Makeup Artist
Kurt Doubrowsky
Sound
Aldo Calpini
Silvio Clementelli
First Assistant Director
Clemente Fracassi
Executive Producer
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Mario Bava
Director of Photography
Mario Bonotti
Editor
Flavio Mogherini
Production Design
Costume Design
Bruno Todini
Production Manager
Sergio Amidei
Ruggero Maccari
Fulvio Palmieri
Vittorio Nino Novarese