"A young woman from the Italian countryside experiences the dark side of the business after she moves to Rome to become a star."
Stefania Sandrelli
as Adriana Astarelli
Mario Adorf
as Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Dario Marchionni
Joachim Fuchsberger
as The Writer
Nino Manfredi
as Cianfanna
Enrico Maria Salerno
as Roberto
Ugo Tognazzi
as Gigi Baggini
Karin Dor
as Barbara
Franco Fabrizi
as Paganelli
Turi Ferro
as Il commissario
Robert Hoffmann
as Antonio Marais
Franco Nero
as Italo - The garage attendant
Véronique Vendell
as Alice Stendhal
Franca Polesello
as Maria - The usherette
Renato Terra
as Man in the Caravan
Claudio Camaso
as Adriana's First Boyfriend
Barbara Nelli
as Usherette
Cesarino Miceli Picardi
as The Owner of Hairdresser's
Solvi Stübing
as Susan - the foreign girl
Rod Dana
as TV Interviewer (uncredited)
Sandro Dori
as Man at the Acting Lesson (uncredited)
Vittorio Duse
as Guest at Paganelli's (uncredited)
Vittorio Gassman
as Vittorio Gassman - in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Loretta Goggi
as The Girl Receptionist at 'Calypso' (uncredited)
Gabriella Lepori
as The Mother - Adriana's Neighbour (uncredited)
Tatyana Pavlova
as The Acting Teacher (uncredited)
Paolo Pietrangeli
Antonio Pietrangeli
Director
Michele Trimarchi
Makeup Artist
Iolanda Conti
Hairstylist
G.B. Poletto
Still Photographer
Margherita Ferroni
Assistant Costume Designer
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Camera Operator
Story
Marcello Ugolini
First Assistant Director
Ettore Scola
Giovanni Fabbri
Second Assistant Director
Nino Cristiani
Bruno Cesari
Assistant Set Decoration
Michele Marsala
Unit Manager
Danilo Marciani
Production Manager
Lucio Trentini
Ruggero Maccari
Tony Tounsi
Guido Nardone
Sound
Francesco Bronzi
Assistant Production Design
Franco Fraticelli
Editor
Screenplay
Turi Vasile
Producer
Giovanna De Santis
Script Supervisor
Maurizio Chiari
Costume Design
Armando Nannuzzi
Director of Photography
Piero Piccioni
Original Music Composer
Production Design