Massimo Troisi
— Gaetano
Fiorenza Marchegiani
— Marta
Lino Troisi
— Ugo
Deddi Savagnone
— Gaetano's Mother
Vincent Gentile
— Frankie
Laura Nucci
— Ida
Renato Scarpa
— Robertino
Luciano Crovato
— Alfredo
Marco Messeri
— Crazy Man
Marina Pagano
— Gaetano's Aunt
Lello Arena
— Raffaele 'Lello' Sodano
Marta Bifano
Giuseppe Borrelli
— Gaetano's Friend
Cloris Brosca
— Rosaria
Ettore Carloni
Carmine Faraco
— Gaetano's Friend
Michetta Farinelli
— Silvia
Jeanne Mas
— Jeanne
Michele Mirabella
— Suicidal Man
Giuseppe Piciccio
Patrizio Rispo
— Patrizio
Giuliano Santi
— Umberto
Giovanni Febraro
— Don Ciro (uncredited)
Alfredo Cozzolino
— Rosaria's Spouse (uncredited)
Luigi Mazzullo
— Patrizio's Friend (uncredited)
Dolores Calò
— Guest-house Diner (uncredited)
Giovanni Morosi
— Bar Customer (uncredited)
Vezio Natili
— Bar Customer (uncredited)
Attilio Pelegatti
— Bar Customer (uncredited)
Pupita Lea Scuderoni
— Bar Customer (uncredited)