"A man and a woman would like to get married, but lack the necessary funds for the traditional "big" wedding. Thus they plan to escape to the countryside and "live in sin"."
Marcello Mastroianni
as Pasquale Droppio
Marina Vlady
as Angela Cafalla
Giulio Calì
as Pietro Cafalla, nonno di Angela
Angelina Longobardi
as Concetta Cafalla, madre di Angela
Dora Scarpetta
as Nunziata, sorella di Angela
Fernando Jacovolta
as Adolfo Cafalla, fratello di Angela
Renato Chiantoni
as Francesco, zio di Angela
Lucien Gallas
as Oreste Droppio, padre di Pasquale
Cosimo Poerio
as Onorato Droppio, nonno di Pasquale
Pina Gallini
as Filomena Droppio, nonna di Pasquale
Angelina Chiusano
as Loreta Droppio, madre di Pasquale
Franco Avallone
as Leopoldo Droppio, fratello di Pasquale
Santina Tucci
as Teresa Droppio, sorella di Pasquale
Gildo Bocci
as Il maresciallo
Pietro Tordi
as Il parroco
Vittorio Donati
as Servotto
Sergio Crosia
as Leone
Licia Fratta
as Elpidia
Maria Pia Giordani
as Pupetta
Ughetto Bertucci
as
Saverio Crajola
as Saverio, il nano
Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff
Piero Giagnoni
as Giovannino
Floriana Joannucci
Giovanna Saccarini
as Carmelina
Paolo Russo
Carmelina Misuraca
as Carmina
Raffaele Avallone
Giovanni Silvestri
Fortunato Moschetti
Giuseppe De Santis
Story
Leopoldo Savona
Co-Director
Arturo Zavattini
Assistant Camera
Spartaco Conversi
Production Secretary
Mario Nascimbene
Conductor
Giovanna Valeri
Script Supervisor
Antonio Girasante
Libero De Libero
Screenplay
Gianni Puccini
Second Assistant Director
Elio Petri
Roberto Gerardi
Camera Operator
First Assistant Director
Alessandro von Norman
Original Music Composer
Mario Silvestri
Production Coordinator
Remo Palmieri
Boom Operator
Maria Sterbini
Assistant Editor
Ascanio Ripandelli
Sound Recordist
Mazzini Salvatori
Key Grip
Ruggero Mastroianni
Massimo Massimi
Gaffer
Director
Maria Miccinilli
Hairstylist
Otello Martelli
Director of Photography
Domenico Purificato
Costume Design
Gabriele Varriale
Editor
Luigi Puri
Sound
Production Design
Nello Meniconi
Production Supervisor
Libero Politi
Makeup Artist
Giovanni Checchi
Set Decoration