"A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist."
Philippe Noiret
as Alfredo
Jacques Perrin
as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)
Marco Leonardi
as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)
Salvatore Cascio
as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)
Agnese Nano
as Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)
Antonella Attili
as Maria Di Vita (young)
Pupella Maggio
as Maria Di Vita (aged)
Enzo Cannavale
as Spaccafico
Isa Danieli
as Anna
Leo Gullotta
as Ignazio, usher
Leopoldo Trieste
as Father Adelfio
Tano Cimarosa
as Fabbro, blacksmith
Nicola Di Pinto
as Village idiot
Roberta Lena
as Lia
Nino Terzo
as Peppino's Father
Turi Giuffrida
as
Mimmo Mignemi
Mariella Lo Giudice
Giorgio Libassi
Beatrice Palme
Ignazio Pappalardo
Angela Leontini
Turi Killer
Angelo Tosto
Franco Catalano
Nellina Lagana
Margherita Mignemi
Giuseppe Pellegrino
Concetta Borpagano
Brigitte Fossey
as Elena Mendola (adult) (in Director's cut) (uncredited)
Giuseppe Tornatore
as Projectionist (uncredited)
Director
Screenplay
Franco Cristaldi
Producer
Giovanna Romagnoli
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Blasco Giurato
Director of Photography
Mario Morra
Editor
Alberto Doni
Sound Mixer
Vanna Paoli
Writer
Giovanni Corridori
Special Effects Coordinator
Andrea Morricone
Additional Soundtrack
Andrea Crisanti
Production Design
Paolo Borselli
Hairstylist
Maurizio Trani
Makeup Artist
Giuseppe Giglietti
Assistant Director
Danilo Bollettini
Special Effects
Angelo Ragusa
Stunts
Alvaro Passeri
Animation
Luigi Bonanno
Assistant Costume Designer
Luca Montanari
Assistant Editor
Giuseppe Di Biase
Camera Operator
Massimo Anzellotti
Sound Effects Editor
Dan Edelstein
Supervising Sound Editor
Beatrice Bordone
Costume Design
Franco Tamponi
Musician
Story