"A traveling salesman is sent to prison after being accused of bigamy, while his wife and son are forced to consider leaving him permanently."
Marcello Mastroianni
as Mario De Santis
Franca Valeri
as Isolina Fornaciari
Giovanna Ralli
as Valeria Masetti
Vittorio De Sica
as Honorable Prince / Attorney Prince
Marisa Merlini
as Enza Masetti
Memmo Carotenuto
as Quirino Proietti
Ave Ninchi
as Mrs. Masetti / Missis Masetti
Vincenzo Talarico
as The civil lawyer
Guglielmo Inglese
as Don Vincenzino
Mario Passante
as Avvocato dei Fornaciari
Fernando Milani
as
Ruggero Marchi
as Olinto Fornaciari
Salvo Randone
as Pubblico ministero
Anita Durante
as Amalia
Eros Belloni
Paolo Ferrara
as Commissario
Gaetano Verna
as Giudice
Carlo Gallucci
as Tonino De Santis
Ada Colangeli
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Andrea De Pino
as The Clerk of the Court (uncredited)
Iolanda Fortini
as Grocer's Wife in Pomezia (uncredited)
Enzo Garinei
as Journalist (uncredited)
Carlo Mazzarella
Aldo Pini
as The Police Officer at the Park (uncredited)
Mimmo Poli
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Edda Soligo
as Mrs. Zaira (uncredited)
Linda Tur
Teresa Vallesi
Attilio Pasqualini
as Minor Role, a child (uncredited)
Luciano Emmer
Director
Francesco Rosi
First Assistant Director
Screenplay
Mario Montuori
Director of Photography
Guido Giambartolomei
Producer
Alessandro Cicognini
Original Music Composer
Alfio Contini
Camera Operator
Agenore Incrocci
Italo Zingarelli
Production Manager
Vana Caruso
Second Assistant Director
Carlo Salsano
Sergio Amidei
Furio Scarpelli
Ferdinando Ruffo
Set Decoration
Rosario Assenza
Still Photographer
Renata Magnanti
Hairstylist
Otello Colangeli
Editor
Giovanni Donelli
Makeup Artist
Ultimo Lippi
Sound
Story
Elio Costanzi
Costume Design
Virgilio Marchi
Production Design
Luigi Anastasi
Production Secretary
Mario Salvatori
Assistant Production Design
Mario Amari
Emimmo Salvi
Unit Manager