Alberto Sordi

The husband (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Sartoletti (segment "Eritrea") / Marco (segments "I miei cari", "Luciana")

Silvana Mangano

The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")

Claudio Gora

The Honourable

Maria Tedeschi

The Honourable's wife

Mino Doro

The mayor

Lamberto Antinori

The secretary

Elena Nicolai

The mother-in-law

Elena Fabrizi

The nun (segment "I miei cari")

Marisa Fiorio

Roberta (segment "Luciana")