Silvana Mangano as Teresa (segment "Teresa")

Sophia Loren as Sofia (segment Pizza on Credit)

Eduardo De Filippo as Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")

Paolo Stoppa as Don Peppino, the widower (segment Pizza on Credit)

Erno Crisa as Don Nicola (segment "Teresa")

Totò as Don Saverio Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")

Lianella Carell as Carolina Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")

Giacomo Furia as Rosario, Sofia's husband (segment Pizza on Credit)

Tina Pica as Old woman (segment "Il professore")

Alberto Farnese as Alfredo, Sofia's lover (segment Pizza on a Credit)

Tecla Scarano as Don Peppino's friend (segment Pizza on a Credit)

Pasquale Cennamo as Don Carmine Savarone (segment "Il guappo")

Agostino Salvietti as Gennaro Esposito (segment "Il guappo")

Pasquale Tartaro as Cafiero (segment Pizza on Credit)

Teresa De Vita as La madre (segment "Funeralino")

Vittorio De Sica as Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")

Pierino Bilancioni as Il piccolo Gennarino (segment "I giocatori")

Lars Borgström as Federico - the Doorkeeper (segment "I giocatori")

Mario Passante as Giovanni - the Butler (segment "I giocatori")

Ubaldo Maestri as Don Ubaldo (segment "Teresa")

Nino Imparato as Gennaro (segment "Il professore")

Gianni Crosio as Alfonso Maria di Sant'Agata dei Fornai (segment "Il professore")

Roberto De Simone as Umberto Scognamiglio (segment Pizza on Credit) (uncredited)

Rosetta Dei as (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)

Irene Montaldo as La contessa B. (segment "I giocatori") (uncredited)

Gigi Reder as Don Peppino's friend (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)

Nino Vingelli as Guappo (segment "Il guappo") (uncredited)