"Antonio Barozzi moves from Lago Maggiore to Rome to become an actor. He does not realize his agent and acting coach are only manipulating him to further their own careers."
Renato Pozzetto
as Antonio Barozzi
Edwige Fenech
as Cinzia Pancaldi
Aldo Maccione
as A. Pedretti
Julien Guiomar
as Carlo Simoni
Michel Galabru
as Commendator Del Giudice
Gino Santercole
as Sergio
Massimo Boldi
as Sandro Rubizzi
Livia Ermolli
as Laura Barozzi
Paolo Baroni
as Paolino
Eolo Capritti
as Nuvola Bianca
Salvatore Campochiaro
as Augusto
Luigi Di Sales
as Extras Casting Director
Attilio Dottesio
as Attilio Turchese
Guido Mariotti
as Arcibaldo Barozzi
Bruna Cealti
as Luigina Barozzi
Paolo de Manincor
as Photographer
Roberta Lerici
as Marisa
Ugo Tognazzi
as Ugo Tognazzi (uncredited)
Barbara Bouchet
as Barbara Bouchet (uncredited)
Mario Monicelli
as Mario Monicelli (uncredited)
Vittorio Gassman
as Vittorio Gassman (uncredited)
Calogero Buttà
as Antonio's Friend (uncredited)
Marco Risi
Settimio Scacco
as Pornographic Photos Dealer (uncredited)
Alfredo Quadrelli
as Bus Pick-pocket (uncredited)
Benito Barbieri
as Friendly Homeless (uncredited)
Angelo Casadei
as Hostel Director (uncredited)
Armando Zappi
as Armando Zappi (uncredited)
Andrea Gnecco
as Director (uncredited)
Lory Del Santo
as Loredana (uncredited)
Luigi Scavran
as Count Dracula (uncredited)
Quinto Marziali
as Paparazzo (uncredited)
Annunziata Pozzaglia
as Annunziata (uncredited)
Roberto David
as Roberto (uncredited)
Erio Masina
as Poet (uncredited)
Serena Grandi
as Girl in Photographer's Studio (uncredited)
Pierre Marfurt
as Philippe (uncredited)
Vezio Natili
as Bald Driver (uncredited)
Jimmy il Fenomeno
as Crowd Marshall (uncredited)
Margherita Horowitz
as Woman on the Train (uncredited)
Don Powell
as Pianist in the Fantasy (uncredited)
Tonino Delli Colli
as Director of Photography (uncredited)
Ennio Antonelli
as Monicelli's Assistant Director (uncredited)
Giulio Rinaldi
as Alfio (uncredited)
Mimmo Poli
as "L'ultimo Rally" Assistant Director (uncredited)
Ruggero Rosi
as Extra (uncredited)
Alfredo Capitani
Antonio Marcolini
Enrico Cesaretti
Giovanni Morosi
Lamberto Solfa
Lanfranco Spinola
Adriana Bruno
as Nun (uncredited)
Luigi Tondinelli
Maria Tedeschi
Adriana Colombo
Pupita Lea Scuderoni
Mario Castaldi
Dolores Calò
as Mourner (uncredited)
Domenico Demitri
Lina Franchi
Giuseppe Marrocco
as Station Passerby (uncredited)
Salvatore Francofonte
as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Pio Angeletti
Producer
Adriano De Micheli
Alberto Gallitti
Editor
Dino Risi
Director
Massimo Franciosa
Story
Screenplay
Ezio Altieri
Production Design
Costume Design
Claudio Risi
First Assistant Director
Mario D'Alessio
Production Manager
Alberto Passone
Unit Manager
Stefano Bolzoni
Production Secretary
Carlo Tafani
Camera Operator
Ezio Di Monte
Assistant Production Design
Beatrice Banfi
Script Supervisor
Vittorio Massi
Sound
Giulio Natalucci
Makeup Artist
Rosa Luciani
Hairstylist
Nicoletta Ercole
Assistant Costume Designer
Domenico Varone
Assistant Editor
Loretta Mattioli
Paul Ronald
Still Photographer
Romano Checcacci
Sound Mixer
Director of Photography
Manuel De Sica
Original Music Composer