Alberto Sordi as Merchant of children

Vittorio Gassman as Cimino

Fernandel as The widower

Nino Manfredi as Waiter

Silvana Mangano as Signora Matteoni

Paolo Stoppa as Giorgio

Renato Rascel as Coppola

Jack Palance as Matteoni

Vittorio De Sica as Defense lawyer

Anouk Aimée as Giorgio's wife Irene

Lino Ventura as Giovanna's father

Melina Mercouri as Foreign lady

Ernest Borgnine as Pickpocket

Paul Demange as Miser in Paris

Jimmy Durante as The man with the large nose

Lamberto Maggiorani as Poor man

Akim Tamiroff as Play director

Elli Davis as The blonde

Georges Rivière as Gianni

Jaime de Mora y Aragón as l'ambasciatore

Mike Bongiorno as Self

Eleonora Brown as Giovanna

Elisa Cegani as la madre di Giovanna

Franco Franchi as disoccupato

Ciccio Ingrassia as disoccupato

Domenico Modugno as il cantante

Marisa Merlini as una madre

Andreina Pagnani as ospite in casa Matteoni

Giuseppe Ianigro as la personalità

Alberto Bonucci as ospite in casa Matteoni

Sergio Jossa as Luca

Lilli Lembo as annunciatrice Tv

Maria Pia Casilio as cameriera

Mario Abussi as

Giuseppe Porelli as l'accompagnatore delle personalità

Nando Angelini as

Edith Peters as Black Woman

Giacomo Furia as

Regina Bianchi as

Luigi Bonos as

Vittorio Bonos as

Ugo D'Alessio as un Pulcinella

Eugenio Maggi as

Teresa De Vita as

Pietro De Vico as venditore ambulante

Enzo Petito as

Gigi Reder as il pazzariello

Agostino Salvietti as

Carlo Taranto as un giudicato

Hilde Maria Renzi as

Mario Passante as

Nello Ascoli as

Alfredo Melidoni as

Pasquale Cennamo as

Nino Di Napoli as

Alberto Albani Barbieri as

Eliana De Sabata as

Alfio Vita as

Pilade Collaveri as

Salvatore Porcaro as Boy at the Window (uncredited)