Senta Berger as Sig.ra Palese

Adolfo Celi as Vladimiro Palese

Vittorio Gassman as Ispettore Tuttunpezzo / Allievo

Nino Manfredi as Felicetto de li Caprettari

Marcello Mastroianni as Paolo T. Fiume / Speaker

Ugo Tognazzi as Generale / Menelao Guardiaferri

Paolo Villaggio as Professor Schmidt / Presentatore quiz

Felice Andreasi as Valletto del Conclave

Carlo Bagno as Sig. Macaluso

Carlo Croccolo as Questore

Gabriella Farinon as Intervistatrice

Andréa Ferréol as Edvige

Sergio Graziani as Cardinale Canareggio

Monica Guerritore as Assistente di Paolo

Lucretia Love as Insegnante d'inglese

Eros Pagni as Commissario Pertinace

Mario Scaccia as Cardinale Piazza-Colonna

Franco Scandurra as Cardinale decano

Luigi Uzzo as Funzionario di polizia

Giovannella Grifeo as Marina

Camillo Milli as Capitano La Pattuglia (uncredited)

Angelo Pellegrino as Telecronista (uncredited)

Gianfranco Barra as Nocella, il piantone (uncredited)

Franco Angrisano as Brigadiere (uncredited)

Andrea Bosic as Alto prelato a Napoli (uncredited)

Renzo Marignano as Telecronista (uncredited)

Franco Diogene as Droghiere (uncredited)

Domenico Demitri as Game Show Audience Member (uncredited)