Raf Vallone as Gino Bardi

Cosetta Greco as Mara

Marcello Mastroianni as Carlo Vagnetti

Paolo Stoppa as Piero

Franco Interlenghi as Marini

Enrico Viarisio as Cerchio

Marisa Merlini as Lucy

Guglielmo Barnabò as The President of the football club

Elena Varzi as Mariolina

Sandro Ruffini as The Doctor

Ada Dondini as Aunt Carolina

Franca Tamantini as Annetta

Erno Crisa as Stefan

Galeazzo Benti as Berti, il corteggiatore

Gianni Cavalieri as Carlo

Guido Martufi as Lenticchia

Giovanna Scotto as madre di Bardi

Maria Pia Trepaoli as

Ettore Jannetti as

Lidia Zanussi as Piero's Wife (uncredited)