Philippe Noiret as Alfredo

Jacques Perrin as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)

Marco Leonardi as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)

Salvatore Cascio as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)

Agnese Nano as Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)

Antonella Attili as Maria Di Vita (young)

Pupella Maggio as Maria Di Vita (aged)

Enzo Cannavale as Spaccafico

Isa Danieli as Anna

Leo Gullotta as Ignazio, usher

Leopoldo Trieste as Father Adelfio

Tano Cimarosa as Fabbro, blacksmith

Nicola Di Pinto as Village idiot

Roberta Lena as Lia

Nino Terzo as Peppino's Father

Turi Giuffrida as

Mimmo Mignemi as

Mariella Lo Giudice as

Giorgio Libassi as

Beatrice Palme as

Ignazio Pappalardo as

Angela Leontini as

Turi Killer as

Angelo Tosto as

Franco Catalano as

Nellina Lagana as

Margherita Mignemi as

Giuseppe Pellegrino as

Concetta Borpagano as

Giuseppe Tornatore as Projectionist (uncredited)