"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
Borante Domizlaff
as Le soldat allemand tué par Elena avec un fer à repasser
Alessandro Blasetti
as Self
Silvana Mangano
Vittorio Gassman
Mino Doro
as
Daniele Vargas
Edith Peters
Valeria Manganelli
Paolino Vanni
Bruna Perego
Alfonsina Cetti
Franco Montemurro
First Assistant Director
Marinella Giorgi
Assistant Costume Designer
Pilade Collaveri
Production Secretary
Giovanni Ciarlo
Assistant Camera
Enzo Eusepi
Set Decoration
Enrico Cignitti
Camera Operator
Barbara Fusch
Script Supervisor
Luciano Volpato
Enrico Gorello
Rodolfo Sonego
Story
Mario Scisci
Production Design
Elda Magnanti
Hairstylist
Vana Caruso
Anna Amedei
Assistant Editor
Carlo Savina
Original Music Composer
Screenplay
Dino Risi
Director
Antonio Girasante
Unit Manager
Alfredo De Laurentiis
Line Producer
Gaetano Marzacchi
Tatiana Casini Morigi
Editor
Leonida Barboni
Director of Photography
Biagio Fiorelli
Sound
Mario Chiari
Lucia Mirisola
Costume Design
Giuliano Laurenti
Makeup Artist
Bruno Moreal
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer