 | Alberto Sordi als The husband (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Sartoletti (segment "Eritrea") / Marco (segments "I miei cari", "Luciana") |
 | Silvana Mangano als The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana") |
 | Claudio Gora als The Honourable |
 | Maria Tedeschi als The Honourable's wife |
 | Mino Doro als The mayor |
 | Lamberto Antinori als The secretary |
| Elena Nicolai als The mother-in-law |
 | Elena Fabrizi als The nun (segment "I miei cari") |
| Marisa Fiorio als Roberta (segment "Luciana") |
| Mario Conocchia als Luciana's husband (segment "Luciana") |
| Laura Durell als The hostess (segment "Luciana") |
| Alfredo Censi als The captain (segment "Luciana") |
| Mauro Bolognini | Director |
| Tinto Brass | Director |
| Luigi Comencini | Director |
| Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Rodolfo Sonego | Story |
| Rodolfo Sonego | Screenplay |
| Alberto Bevilacqua | Story |
| Alberto Bevilacqua | Screenplay |
| Luigi Comencini | Story |
| Marcello Fondato | Story |
| Marcello Fondato | Screenplay |
| Goffredo Parise | Novel |
| Fausto Saraceni | Line Producer |
| Otello Martelli | Director of Photography |
| Bruno Barcarol | Director of Photography |
| Mario Garbuglia | Production Design |
| Piero Gherardi | Costume Design |
| Armando Trovajoli | Original Music Composer |
| Nino Baragli | Editor |
| Sergio Montanari | Assistant Editor |
| Silvio Maestranzi | First Assistant Director |
| Leopoldo Machina | First Assistant Director |
| Gianni Nerattini | First Assistant Director |
| Egidio Quarantotto | Unit Manager |
| Mario Milani | Production Secretary |
| Ennio Di Meo | Production Secretary |
| Maria Pia d'Arborio | Script Supervisor |
| Carlo Sallorenzo | Production Accountant |
| Gabriele Mayer | Costume Design |
| Ferdinando Giovannoni | Set Decoration |
| Arturo Zavattini | Camera Operator |
| Giulio Spadini | Assistant Camera |
| Enrico Fontana | Assistant Camera |
| Giuliano Laurenti | Makeup Artist |
| Mirella Ginnoto | Hairstylist |
| Biagio Fiorelli | Sound |
