Nino Manfredi as Antonio

Vittorio Gassman as Gianni Perego

Stefania Sandrelli as Luciana Zanon

Stefano Satta Flores as Nicola Palumbo

Giovanna Ralli as Elide

Aldo Fabrizi as Romolo Catenacci

Marcella Michelangeli as Gabriella

Elena Fabrizi as Anna Catenacci, Romolo's wife

Fiammetta Baralla as Maria

Dino Curcio as Palumbo

Isa Barzizza as Elena

Livia Cerini as Rosa

Carla Mancini as Lena

Lorenzo Piani as Enrico

Amedeo Fabrizi as Amedeo, Romolo's son

Aristide Caporale as Man bothering Fellini

Alberto Postorino as Man in restaurant

Mike Bongiorno as Himself

Federico Fellini as Himself

Marcello Mastroianni as Himself

Nello Meniconi as Himself

Guidarino Guidi as Himself

Alfonso Crudele as Edoardo

Pierluigi Praturlon as Himself

Luciano Bonanni as Torquato (uncredited)

Aristide Caporale as Man Bothering Fellini (uncredited)

Olga De Marco as Woman at Catenacci's Refreshment (uncredited)

Vittorio De Sica as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Amedeo Fabrizi as Amedeo Catenacci (uncredited)

Iolanda Fortini as Guest (uncredited)

Ugo Gregoretti as Presenter (uncredited)

Laurence Harvey as Philip Carey (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lamberto Maggiorani as Antonio Ricci in 'Ladri di biciclette' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vezio Natili as Bishop (uncredited)

Kim Novak as Mildred Rogers in 'Of Human Bondage' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alberto Postorino as Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Ivana Rumor as Vendor in Restaurant (uncredited)

Enzo Staiola as Bruno Ricci in 'Ladri di biciclette' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Monica Vitti as Vittoria in 'L'eclisse' (archive footage) (uncredited)