"Florence, Italy, 1925, during the fascist dictatorship. In order to live near his girlfriend Bianca, young Mario moves to a humble street in the old city center, where he befriends Maciste and Ugo, two anti-fascists."
Anna Maria Ferrero
as Gesuina
Cosetta Greco
as Elisa
Antonella Lualdi
as Milena
Marcello Mastroianni
as Ugo
Bruno Berellini
as Carlino Bencini
Irene Cefaro
as Clara
Adolfo Consolini
as Maciste
Giuliano Montaldo
as Alfredo Campolmi
Gabriele Tinti
as Mario Parigi
Eva Vanicek
as Bianca
Wanda Capodaglio
as La Signora
Domenico Maggio
as
Andrea Petricca
Garibaldo Lucii
Mario Piloni
Ada Colangeli
Giuseppe Angelini
Graziella De Roc
Rolando Sbrocchi
Aldo Collalti
Maria Mannelli
Francesca Uberti
Pasquale Martino
Fosco Cecchi
Paola Maggiorani
Dario Di Palma
Assistant Camera
Ruggero De Bonis
Production Secretary
Pek G. Avolio
Set Decoration
Mariano Sargenti
Key Grip
Erico Menczer
Camera Operator
Gianni Di Venanzo
Director of Photography
Osvaldo Civirani
Still Photographer
Edith Bieber
Costume Design
Paolo Russo
Second Assistant Director
Alberto Puccini
Production Manager
Anna Maria Montanari
Script Supervisor
Armando Bertuccioli
Ugo Belardinelli
Gaffer
Libero Politi
Makeup Artist
Giuseppe Dagnino
First Assistant Director
Antonio Greco
Production Supervisor
Mario Zafred
Conductor
Renata Magnanti
Hairstylist
Enzo Alfonsi
Original Music Composer
Giuliani G. De Negri
Production Coordinator
Carlo Lizzani
Director
Vasco Pratolini
Novel
Screenplay
Raffaele Del Monte
Sound
Production Design
Massimo Mida
Sergio Amidei
Franco Groppioni
Editor