Franco Interlenghi as Moraldo Rubini

Alberto Sordi as Alberto

Franco Fabrizi as Fausto Moretti

Leopoldo Trieste as Leopoldo Vannucci

Riccardo Fellini as Riccardo

Leonora Ruffo as Sandra Rubini

Jean Brochard as Francescco Moretti

Claude Farell as Olga

Carlo Romano as Michele Curti

Enrico Viarisio as Signor Rubini

Paola Borboni as Signora Rubini

Lída Baarová as Giulia Curti

Arlette Sauvage as Mysterious Woman at the Cinema

Vira Silenti as Gisella

Maja Niles as Caterina

Achille Majeroni as Sergio Natali

Guido Martufi as Guido

Silvio Bagolini as Giudizio

Milvia Chianelli as Riccardo's Friend

Enzo Andronico as A Boy at the Carnival (uncredited)

Alberto Anselmi as (uncredited)

Riccardo Cucciolla as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Gustavo De Nardo as (uncredited)

Graziella De Roc as (uncredited)

Giovanna Galli as Ballerina (uncredited)

Franca Gandolfi as Ballerina (uncredited)

Lilia Landi as Self (uncredited)

Gigetta Morano as Alberto and Olga's Mother (uncredited)

Lino Toffolo as A Boy at the Carnival (uncredited)

Gondrano Trucchi as (uncredited)