Moraldo

Franco Interlenghi

Fausto Moretti

Franco Fabrizi

Alberto

Alberto Sordi

Sandra Rubini

Leonora Ruffo

Leopoldo

Leopoldo Trieste

Riccardo

Riccardo Fellini

Francescco Moretti

Jean Brochard

Guilia

Lida Baarova

Olga

Claude Farell

Michele

Carlo Romano

Mysterious Woman at the Cinema

Arlette Sauvage

Father

Enrico Viarisio

Soubrette

Maja Nipora

Mother

Paola Borboni

Sister of Alberto

Claude Farere

Giulia

Lida Baarová

Young Chinese

Vira Silenti

Sergio Natali

Achille Majeroni

Caterina

Maja Niles

Giudizio

Silvio Bagolini

Self (uncredited)

Lilia Landi

Guido

Guido Martufi

A boy

Lino Toffolo

Sandra Rubini

Eleonora Ruffo

L'amica di Riccardo

Milvia Chianelli

A Boy at the Carnival (uncredited)

Enzo Andronico

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Riccardo Cucciolla

Dancer

Giovanna Galli

(uncredited)

Gustavo De Nardo

(uncredited)

Alberto Anselmi

(uncredited)

Graziella De Roc

Dancer

Franca Gandolfi

Alberto and Olga's Mother (uncredited)

Gigetta Morano

(uncredited)

Gondrano Trucchi