

Italy, 1916. Oreste Jacovacci and Giovanni Busacca are called, as all the Italian youths, to serve the army in the WWI. They both try in every way to avoid serving the army.

Vittorio Gassman
Giovanni Busacca

Alberto Sordi
Oreste Jacovacci

Silvana Mangano
Costantina

Folco Lulli
Bordin

Bernard Blier
Capitano Castelli

Romolo Valli
Tenente Gallina

Vittorio Sanipoli
Maggiore Venturi

Nicola Arigliano
Giardino

Mario Valdemarin
Sottotenente Lorenzi

Tiberio Mitri
Mandich