Vittorio Gassman as Giuseppe "Peppe er Pantera" Baiocchi

Renato Salvatori as Mario Angeletti

Claudia Cardinale as Carmelina Nicosia

Nino Manfredi as Ugo "Piede amaro" Nardi

Vicky Ludovisi as Floriana

Riccardo Garrone as Virgilio "il Milanese"

Tiberio Murgia as Michele "Ferribotte" Nicosia

Carlo Pisacane as Pierluigi "Capannelle"

Gianni Bonagura as Amedeo

Gina Amendola as Una delle "mamme" di Mario

Clara Bindi as Clara Nardi

Elena Fabrizi as Invitata

Mario Feliciani as Maresciallo

Mauro Lemma as Carletto

Gastone Moschin as Alfredo

Toni Ucci as Autista

Ciccio Barbi as Carabiniere in Bici

Nino Musco as Poliziotto Calvo

Elvira Tonelli as

Iolanda Fortini as Party Guest (uncredited)

Giuseppe Transocchi as Party Guest (uncredited)

Mirko Baiocchi as Musician (uncredited)

Terzo Monachesi as Nightclub Customer (uncredited)