"Florence, Italy, 1925, during the fascist dictatorship. In order to live near his girlfriend Bianca, young Mario moves to a humble street in the old city center, where he befriends Maciste and Ugo, two anti-fascists."
Anna Maria Ferrero
as Gesuina
Cosetta Greco
as Elisa
Antonella Lualdi
as Milena
Marcello Mastroianni
as Ugo
Bruno Berellini
as Carlino Bencini
Irene Cefaro
as Clara
Adolfo Consolini
as Maciste
Giuliano Montaldo
as Alfredo Campolmi
Gabriele Tinti
as Mario Parigi
Eva Vanicek
as Bianca
Wanda Capodaglio
as La Signora
Domenico Maggio
as
Andrea Petricca
Garibaldo Lucii
Mario Piloni
Ada Colangeli
Giuseppe Angelini
Graziella De Roc
Rolando Sbrocchi
Aldo Collalti
Maria Mannelli
Francesca Uberti
Pasquale Martino
Fosco Cecchi
Paola Maggiorani
Osvaldo Civirani
Still Photographer
Libero Politi
Makeup Artist
Ruggero De Bonis
Production Secretary
Armando Bertuccioli
Ugo Belardinelli
Gaffer
Edith Bieber
Costume Design
Alberto Puccini
Production Manager
Pek G. Avolio
Set Decoration
Anna Maria Montanari
Script Supervisor
Gianni Di Venanzo
Director of Photography
Mariano Sargenti
Key Grip
Dario Di Palma
Assistant Camera
Paolo Russo
Second Assistant Director
Erico Menczer
Camera Operator
Renata Magnanti
Hairstylist
Antonio Greco
Production Supervisor
Giuliani G. De Negri
Production Coordinator
Enzo Alfonsi
First Assistant Director
Giuseppe Dagnino
Mario Zafred
Conductor
Original Music Composer
Carlo Lizzani
Director
Vasco Pratolini
Novel
Production Design
Screenplay
Sergio Amidei
Editor
Massimo Mida
Raffaele Del Monte
Sound
Franco Groppioni