Ben Gazzara as Il Professore

Laura del Sol as Rosaria

Leo Gullotta as Jervolino

Marzio Honorato as Salvatore

Luciano Bartoli as Ciro Parrella

Nicola Di Pinto as Alfredo Canale

Anita Zagaria as Anna

Franco Interlenghi as Don Saverio

Biagio Pelligra as The Father

Maria Carta as Madre

Lino Troisi as O' Malacarne

Cloris Brosca as Cettina

Elio Polimeno as Gaetano Zarra

Piero Vida as Piero Vida

Mario Frera as Boss del contrabbando di sigarette

Domenico Gennaro as Domenico Spina

Peppe Lanzetta as L'intrattenitore dei rinfreschi

Franco Marino as Tony Cuomo

Marino Masé as Il faccendiere Sapienza

Gilla Novak as Pelle di pesca

Riccardo Parisio Perrotti as Il pretore del 2° processo

Giacomo Piperno as Il questore

Pino D'Angiò as Verzella

Sergio Boccalatte as il "segretario" Di Domenico

Beppe Chierici as il direttore del carcere

Giovanni Febraro as Domenico La Sciarra

Jean-Pierre Duriez as Frank Titas

Alberigo Donadeo as Inmate (uncredited)

Armando Tortorici as Inmate (uncredited)

Calogero Azzaretto as Inmate (uncredited)

Vezio Natili as Judge (uncredited)

Mario Ingrassia as Assistant Defense Lawyer (uncredited)

Orlando Forioso as Salvatore

Marcello Romolo as Goffredo La Sciarra

Francesco Tiano as Inmate