 | Franco Franchi als Turiddu (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi") |
 | Ciccio Ingrassia als Alfio (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi") / Ciccio (segment "Una boccata di fumo") |
 | Rosalba Neri als Santuzza (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi") |
 | Franca Polesello als Lola (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi") |
 | Margaret Lee als Milena (segment "La danza delle ore") |
 | Paolo Panelli als Marchese Achille Pozzuoli (segment "La danza delle ore") |
 | Enrico Viarisio als Marchese Ciccillo Pozzuoli (segment "La danza delle ore") |
 | Eugenio Cappabianca als (segment "La danza delle ore") |
 | Daniela Igliozzi als (segment "La danza delle ore") |
 | Mario Siletti als Professor Ferreris (segment "La danza delle ore") |
 | Emmanuelle Riva als Lucia Rossi Perozzi (segment "La donna che viveva sola") |
 | Jean-Louis Trintignant als Gianni Santi (segment "La donna che viveva sola") |
 | Dominique Boschero als Roberta (segment "La donna che viveva sola") |
 | Mario Colli als Sicario (segment "La donna che viveva sola") |
| Stella Monclar als (segment "La donna che viveva sola") |
 | Paul Müller als Commissioner (segment "La donna che viveva sola") |
 | Franco Giacobini als Doctor (segment "Una boccata di fumo") |
 | Gina Mascetti als The mother-in-law (segment "Una boccata di fumo") |
| Bernard Berat als (segment "Giochi acerbi") |
 | Andrea Checchi als Antonio (segment "Giochi acerbi") |
 | Giusi Raspani Dandolo als The grandmother (segment "Giochi acerbi) (as Giusi Raspani) |
 | Luciana Paluzzi als The mother (segment "Giochi acerbi") |
| Maria Barba als (segment "Giochi acerbi") |
 | Enzo Garinei als Psychoanalyst (segment "Giochi acerbi") |
 | Elsa Vazzoler als Adalgisa (segment "Giochi acerbi") |
 | Cinzia Bruno als Maria Cristina (segment "Giochi acerbi") |
| Roberto Ingravalle als Gian Giacomo (segment "Giochi acerbi") |
| Susanna Carrelli als Daniele (segment "Giochi acerbi") |
 | Eleonora Rossi Drago als Vera (segment "Il Plenilunio") |
 | Tomas Milian als (segment "Il Plenilunio") |
 | Franco Balducci als Alex (segment "Il Plenilunio") |
 | Mirella Maravidi als (segment "Il Plenilunio") |
 | Mimmo Poli als Sicilian man (segment "Cavalleria Rusticana, oggi" |
 | Maria Tedeschi als Woman at Award Ceremony (segment "La donna che viveva sola") |
 | Alessandro Tedeschi als Cardinal (uncredited) |
 | Giuliana Farnese als Mrs. Genchi (uncredited) |
| Gianni Puccini | Director |
| Gianfranco Pacella | Sound Recordist |
| Ennio De Concini | Screenplay |
| Pier Luigi Basile | Set Decoration |
| Felice Montagnini | Conductor |
| Oscar De Arcangelis | Sound Recordist |
| Mario Lommi | Assistant Camera |
| Giorgio Patara | Associate Producer |
| Ettore Fecchi | Unit Manager |
| Carlo Murzilli | Production Supervisor |
| Gianni Puccini | Screenplay |
| Nazzareno Belardinelli | Electrician |
| Nina Messeri | Assistant Editor |
| Elio Pacella | Sound Recordist |
| Manlio Urbani | Sound Recordist |
| Filippo Sanjust | Writer |
| Franco Salina | Music |
| Gianni Crea | Assistant Director |
| Alfredo Marchetti | Key Grip |
| Liana Ferri | Script Supervisor |
| Mario Giovannini | Administration |
| Alberto Puccini | Production Manager |
| Mario Amari | Sound |
| Cleofe Conversi | Editor |
| Silvano Mancini | Camera Operator |
| Vincenzo Mariani | Camera Operator |
| Marcello Gatti | Director of Photography |
| Enide Candidi | Seamstress |
| Francesco Alessi | Still Photographer |
| Maria Agnoni | Production Secretary |
| Adalgisa Favella | Hairstylist |
| Norma Bortagiadi | Production Secretary |
| Agenore Gubinelli | Still Photographer |
| Ugo Pericoli | Production Design |
| Antonio Caciottolo | Special Effects |
| Mario Masini | Assistant Camera |
| Enrico Fiorentini | Costumer |
