

The film's theme is four episodes that offer the public a glimpse into the lives of rich and poor families in Italy in the 1960s.

Annie Girardot
Maria

Jone Salinas
Donna Lucrezia

Angelo Infanti
Francesco
Oreste Palella
padre di Maria
Maria Grazia Spadaro
Madre Badessa

Susy Andersen
Carla
Hanil Ranieri
Sueni, cameriere vietnamita

Totò
Filiberto Comanducci

Sandra Milo
Esmeralda

Adolfo Celi
Professor Della Porta