"Gerardo, an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully to cross over from comedy to tragedy, is involved, due to his ability to mimic dialects of Italy, in a scam concocted by Lallo against a rich cloth-merchant."
Vittorio Gassman
as Gerardo Latini
Anna Maria Ferrero
as Annalisa Rauseo
Fosco Giachetti
as General Benito Mesci
Luigi Pavese
as L'industriale
Dorian Gray
as Elena
Mario Carotenuto
as Lallo Cortina
Alberto Bonucci
as Gloria Patri
Nando Bruno
as Restaurant Owner
Linda Sini
as Laura
Peppino De Filippo
as Chinotto
Fanfulla
as Sor Annibale
Mario Scaccia
as Il gioielliere
Armando Bandini
as Il ragioniere
Salvatore Cafiero
as
Piera Arico
Aldo Bufi Landi
Enrico Glori
Mario Frera
Giuseppe Transocchi
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Dino Risi
Director
Gianni Cecchin
Production Supervisor
Marcella Cecchini
Hairstylist
Lù Leone
First Assistant Director
Alessandro D'Eva
Camera Operator
Sergio Pugliese
Idea
Mario Amari
Sound
Antonio Sarno
Production Secretary
Franco Recine
Umberto Picistrelli
Liliana Fugagnollo
Script Supervisor
Massimo Dallamano
Director of Photography
Ettore Scola
Screenplay
Pippo Barzizza
Original Music Composer
Eraldo Da Roma
Editor
Romolo Martino
Costume Design
Sandro Continenza
Ruggero Maccari
Mario Cecchi Gori
Producer
Marisa D'Andrea
Giorgio Giovannini
Production Design
Arrigo Breschi
Set Decoration
Furio Scarpelli
Story
Agenore Incrocci