 | Ben Gazzara als Il Professore |
 | Laura del Sol als Rosaria |
 | Leo Gullotta als Jervolino |
 | Marzio Honorato als Salvatore |
 | Luciano Bartoli als Ciro Parrella |
 | Nicola Di Pinto als Alfredo Canale |
 | Anita Zagaria als Anna |
 | Franco Interlenghi als Don Saverio |
 | Biagio Pelligra als The Father |
 | Maria Carta als Madre |
 | Lino Troisi als O' Malacarne |
 | Cloris Brosca als Cettina |
 | Elio Polimeno als Gaetano Zarra |
 | Piero Vida als Piero Vida |
 | Mario Frera als Boss del contrabbando di sigarette |
| Domenico Gennaro als Domenico Spina |
 | Peppe Lanzetta als L'intrattenitore dei rinfreschi |
 | Franco Marino als Tony Cuomo |
 | Marino Masé als Il faccendiere Sapienza |
| Gilla Novak als Pelle di pesca |
 | Riccardo Parisio Perrotti als Il pretore del 2° processo |
 | Giacomo Piperno als Il questore |
 | Pino D'Angiò als Verzella |
| Sergio Boccalatte als il "segretario" Di Domenico |
 | Beppe Chierici als il direttore del carcere |
| Giovanni Febraro als Domenico La Sciarra |
| Jean-Pierre Duriez als Frank Titas |
 | Alberigo Donadeo als Inmate (uncredited) |
| Armando Tortorici als Inmate (uncredited) |
 | Calogero Azzaretto als Inmate (uncredited) |
 | Vezio Natili als Judge (uncredited) |
 | Mario Ingrassia als Assistant Defense Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Giuseppe Tornatore | Director |
| Blasco Giurato | Director of Photography |
| Giuseppe Marrazzo | Novel |
| Osvaldo Desideri | Set Decoration |
| Mario Morra | Editor |
| Claudio Quaglietti | Special Effects Technician |
| Antonio Visone | Production Design |
| Massimo Cristofanelli | Special Effects Technician |
| Massimo De Rita | Story |
| Massimo De Rita | Screenplay |
| Giuseppe Tornatore | Story |
| Giuseppe Tornatore | Screenplay |
| Enzo Silvestri | Line Producer |
| Roberto Cuomo | Production Manager |
| Nicola Piovani | Original Music Composer |
| Nicola Piovani | Conductor |
| Mario Maffei | First Assistant Director |
| Ettore Giovanardi | Second Assistant Director |
| Tersicore Kolosoff | Script Supervisor |
| Antonio Palombi | Unit Manager |
| Mario Barboni | Production Secretary |
| Giancarlo Martella | Camera Operator |
| Carlo Passari | Assistant Camera |
| Mariano Cafiero | Assistant Camera |
| Nicoletta Perondi | Assistant Production Design |
| Luciana Marinucci | Costume Design |
| Valentina Di Palma | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Maurizio Giustini | Makeup Artist |
| Goffredo Calisse | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Luciana Palombi | Hairstylist |
| Gianfranco Cabiddu | Sound |
| Tullio Petricca | Boom Operator |
| Giovanni Vino | Still Photographer |
| Nazzareno Brescini | Gaffer |
| Giuseppe Petrignani | Key Grip |
| Ida Cruciani | Assistant Editor |
| Elisa Lanni | Assistant Editor |
| Rita Polidori | Assistant Editor |
| Valeria Morra | Assistant Editor |
| Danilo Moroni | Sound Mixer |
| Renato Marinelli | Foley Artist |
| Pasquale Cuzzupoli | Colorist |
| Goffredo Lombardo | Producer |
