Alberto Sordi as The husband (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Sartoletti (segment "Eritrea") / Marco (segments "I miei cari", "Luciana")

Silvana Mangano as The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")

Claudio Gora as The Honourable

Maria Tedeschi as The Honourable's wife

Mino Doro as The mayor

Lamberto Antinori as The secretary

Elena Nicolai as The mother-in-law

Elena Fabrizi as The nun (segment "I miei cari")

Marisa Fiorio as Roberta (segment "Luciana")

Mario Conocchia as Luciana's husband (segment "Luciana")

Laura Durell as The hostess (segment "Luciana")

Alfredo Censi as The captain (segment "Luciana")