"An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement."
Nino Manfredi
as José Luis Rodríguez, el enterrador
Emma Penella
as Carmen, la hija de Amadeo
José Isbert
as Amadeo, el verdugo
José Luis López Vázquez
as Antonio Rodríguez, el hermano mayor de José Luis
Ángel Álvarez
as Álvarez, el enterrador
Guido Alberti
as Director de la prisión
Julia Caba Alba
as Mujer visitante de la obra nº 2
María Luisa Ponte
as Estefanía, esposa de Antonio
María Isbert
as Ignacia, esposa de Álvarez
Erasmo Pascual
as San Martín
Xan das Bolas
as Guarda de la obra
José Orjas
as Marqués
José María Prada
as Vigilante con botella de champán
Félix Fernández
as Organista
Antonio Ferrandis
as Funcionario de prisiones
Lola Gaos
as Mujer visitante de la obra nº 3
Santiago Ontañón
as Sr. Corcuera, el académico
Alfredo Landa
as Sacristán
José «Saza» Sazatornil
as Administrator
Agustín González
as Man who Fights in the Street 1
Goyo Lebrero
as Man who Fights in the Street 2
Sergio Mendizábal
as Marquis' Companion
Vicente Llosá
as Ministry of Labor Official
Chus Lampreave
as Visiting Woman of the Work
José Luis Coll
as Cantor
José María Cordero
as
Pedro Beltrán
as Prison Officer
Rafael Hernández
as Postman
Dolores García
Magdalena Mora
Enrique Pelayo
as Prison Warden
Enrique Tusquets
as Mr. Arbella
José Antón Rodríguez
Francisco Serrano
as Juan
Antonio P. Costafreda
as Waiter who Delivers Mattress
Agustín Zaragoza
as Shoeshine
Valentín Tornos
as Book Seller
Antonio Alfonso Vidal
as Prison Doctor
Lorenzo Nogueras
Emilio Alonso
as Widow's Father at Airport
Elena Santonja
as Girl at Book Fair
Emilio Laguna
as Customs Officer
Magda Maldonado
as Widow at Airport
Gonzalo Parra
Carmen Ripoll
Javier Escobar
Manuel Alexandre
as Condemned (uncredited)
Vicente Bañó
as (voice) (uncredited)
Elvira Quintillá
as (uncredited)
Luis García Berlanga
Director
Screenplay
Miguel Asins Arbó
Original Music Composer
Tonino Delli Colli
Director of Photography
Alfonso Santacana
Editor
Luis Argüello
Art Direction
José Antonio de la Guerra
Set Decoration
Ennio Flaiano
Rafael Azcona
Nazario Belmar
Executive Producer
Moris Ergas
Producer
Francisco Puyol
Makeup Artist
José Manuel M. Herrero
Unit Production Manager
Ricardo Muñoz Suay
Assistant Director
Felipe Fernández
Sound Engineer
Miguel Agudo
Camera Operator
Alejandro Diges
Still Photographer
Ramón Sempere
First Assistant Camera
Alicia Castillo
Assistant Editor
Juan García
Construction Coordinator