"In the first Italian film to be shot in color, Totò portrays a musician named Antonio Scannagatti who strongly hopes to sell his composition, "Epopea italiana", to Tiscordi, who is one of the most important Italian impresarios."
Totò
as Antonio Scannagatti
Isa Barzizza
as La signorina nel vagone letto
Fulvia Franco
as Poppy
Rocco D'Assunta
as Il cognato siciliano
Vittorio Caprioli
as Il tenore balbuziente
Virgilio Riento
as Tiburzi
Alberto Bonucci
as Il regista russo
Luigi Pavese
as Tiscordi
Anna Vita
as Un'esistenzialista
Galeazzo Benti
as Poldo
Mario Castellani
as Onorevole Trombetta
Rosita Pisano
as Sorella di Antonio
Armando Migliari
as Il sindaco di Caianiello
Bruno Corelli
as Joe Pellechia
Guglielmo Inglese
as Il giardiniere
Franca Valeri
as Giulia Sofia
Steno
Director
Michele Galdieri
Story
Screenplay
Furio Scarpelli
Alfredo De Laurentiis
Unit Manager
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Carlo Ponti
Tonino Delli Colli
Director of Photography
Giulio Coltellacci
Costume Design
Piero Filippone
Production Design
Lucio Fulci
First Assistant Director
Bianco Bernardini
Camera Operator
Giuliano Laurenti
Makeup Artist
Mario Bonotti
Editor
Riccardo Domenici
Set Decoration
Felice Montagnini
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Mario Monicelli
Agenore Incrocci