"Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment."
Alberto Sordi
as Silvio Magnozzi
Lea Massari
as Elena Pavinato
Franco Fabrizi
as Franco Simonini
Lina Volonghi
as Amalia Pavinato
Claudio Gora
as le commandeur Bracci
Antonio Centa
as Carlo, l'ami d'Elena
Loredana Cappelletti
as Giovanna, l'amie d'Elena
Mino Doro
as
Daniele Vargas
Borante Domizlaff
as Le soldat allemand tué par Elena avec un fer à repasser
Edith Peters
Valeria Manganelli
Paolino Vanni
Bruna Perego
Alfonsina Cetti
Alessandro Blasetti
as Self (uncredited)
Silvana Mangano
Vittorio Gassman
Franco Montemurro
First Assistant Director
Marinella Giorgi
Assistant Costume Designer
Enzo Eusepi
Set Decoration
Enrico Cignitti
Camera Operator
Pilade Collaveri
Production Secretary
Enrico Gorello
Assistant Camera
Carlo Savina
Original Music Composer
Anna Amedei
Assistant Editor
Luciano Volpato
Giovanni Ciarlo
Rodolfo Sonego
Story
Mario Scisci
Production Design
Barbara Fusch
Script Supervisor
Elda Magnanti
Hairstylist
Vana Caruso
Screenplay
Dino Risi
Director
Gaetano Marzacchi
Unit Manager
Antonio Girasante
Alfredo De Laurentiis
Line Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Giuliano Laurenti
Makeup Artist
Mario Chiari
Bruno Moreal
Sound
Lucia Mirisola
Costume Design
Leonida Barboni
Director of Photography
Biagio Fiorelli
Tatiana Casini Morigi
Editor