Alberto Sordi as Otello Celletti

Marisa Merlini as Amalia Celletti

Vittorio De Sica as Il sindaco

Riccardo Garrone as Il tenente dei vigili

Mara Berni as Amante del comandante

Carlo Pisacane as Padre di Otello

Mario Riva as Himself

Sylva Koscina as Herself

Nando Bruno as cognato di Otello

Lia Zoppelli as Moglie del sindaco

Franco Di Trocchio as figlio di Otello

Piera Arico as sorella di Otello

Vincenzo Talarico as Oratore monarchico

Nerio Bernardi as mons. Olivieri

Rossana Canghiari as Segretaria del sindaco

Mario Passante as il comm. Marinetti

Gianni Solaro as Il comandante dei vigili

Antonio Acqua as The Ragioniere with a New Car

Giulio Calì as The Old Shepherd

Lili Cerasoli as Contessina

Franco Cobianchi as The Innkeeper

Fanfulla as marito di Amalia

Edda Ferronao as Filomena

Fiorenzo Fiorentini as Padre di Otello (voice)

Mario Frera as Cellettis' Neighbour

Fausto Guerzoni as The Judge

Luigi Leoni as The Welder with a Cigarette

Sandro Merli as The Motorcyclist in the Road Accident

Rosita Pisano as Lisa

Mario Scaccia as Mayor's lawyer