Alberto Sordi as Maestro Mombelli

Claire Bloom as Ada

Vito De Taranto as Headmaster

Guido Spadea as Nanini

Eva Magni as Widow Nanini

Piero Mazzarella as Bugatti

Ezio Sancrotti as Mombelli's brother-in-law

Anna Carena as Drivaldi

Umberto Rocco as

Carlo Montini as

Adriana Tocchio as Racalmuto

Tullio Scovazzi as

Tullio Scovazzi as Rino

Enzo Savone as Menelik Bugatti

Gustavo D'Arpe as Amiconi

Ignazio Gibilisco as Varaldi

Bruno De Cerce as Cipolloni

Nando Angelini as

Egidio Casolari as Filippi

Agniello Costabile as Zarzalli

Franco Moraldi as

Olivo Mondin as Caretaker

Joris Muzio as

Luciano Muzzi as

Franco Tuminelli as

Lorenzo Logli as Footwear Wholesaler

Gaetano Fusari as Doctor