"After losing a finger in a work accident, an Italian worker becomes increasingly involved in political and revolutionary groups."
Gian Maria Volonté
as Lulù Massa
Mariangela Melato
as Lidia
Salvo Randone
as Militina
Gino Pernice
as Sindacalista
Luigi Diberti
as Bassi
Mietta Albertini
as Adalgisa
Donato Castellaneta
as Marx
Adriano Amidei Migliano
as Tecnico
Guerrino Crivello
as Cronometrista
Ezio Marano
as Capo Operai
Giuseppe Fortis
as Valli
Corrado Solari
as Tarcisio Mena
Flavio Bucci
as Operaio
Luigi Uzzo
Federico Scrobogna
as Arturo, figlio di Lidia
Nino Bignamini
as Salvatore Quaranta
Carla Mancini
as Operaia
Antonio Mangano
as
Lorenzo Magnolia
as Magnolia
Alberto Fogliani
as Operaio Siciliano
Orazio Stracuzzi
Marisa Rossi
Renzo Varallo
Eugenio Fatti
Renata Zamengo
as Maria
Giacomo Concina
as (uncredited)
Vincenzo Martorana
Ennio Morricone
as Operaio (uncredited)
Sergio Negri
Gilberto Pagani
Massimo Patrone
as Matto (uncredited)
Mauro Quaglia
Pucci Veronica
Elio Petri
Director
Story
Ugo Pirro
Grazia De Rossi
Hairstylist
Claudio Mancini
Production Coordinator
Ubaldo Terzano
Camera Operator
Mario Cotone
Production Supervisor
Bruno Nicolai
Conductor
Second Assistant Director
Tonino Testa
Boom Operator
Mario Bramonti
Sound
Ugo Tucci
Executive Producer
Claudio Sabatini
Assistant Camera
Gasperina Marani
Assistant Editor
Screenplay
Mario Amari
Sound Mixer
Antonio Annunziata
Franco Longo
First Assistant Director
Sergio Coletta
Gaffer
Armenia Balducci
Script Supervisor
Sergio Strizzi
Still Photographer
Antonio Gabrielli
Sergio Emidi
Key Grip
Stefano Pegoraro
Original Music Composer
Luigi Kuveiller
Director of Photography
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Carlo Gervasi
Set Decoration
Franco Carretti
Costume Design
Pierantonio Mecacci
Makeup Artist
Dante Ferretti
Production Design