"Luciano Bianchi lives with his wife and son in the small town of Guastalla. As an intellectual and bibliophile, he works as head of cultural initiatives at a mining plant."
Ugo Tognazzi
as Luciano Bianchi
Giovanna Ralli
as Anna
Rossana Martini
as Mara - wife of Luciano
Enzo Jannacci
as The ballad singer
Giampiero Albertini
as Libero Fornaciari
Maria Pia Arcangeli
as Publishing house manager
Elio Crovetto
as Carlone
Paola Dapino
as Iolanda
Pippo Starnazza
as segretario della biblioteca
Augusto Bonardi
as propagandista
Gianni Tonolli
as funzionario delle tasse
Giuliana Rivera
as
Pupo De Luca
Renato Terra
Carlo Lizzani
Director
Sergio Amidei
Screenplay
Luciano Bianciardi
Novel
Luciano Vincenzoni
Erico Menczer
Director of Photography
Giovanni Vento
First Assistant Director
Silvio Fraschetti
Camera Operator
Aldo Ricci
Assistant Camera
Anna Maria Montanari
Script Supervisor
Liliana Galli
Sound
Mario Amari
Franco Casati
Unit Manager
Cesarina Casini
Assistant Editor
Giuseppe Ranieri
Assistant Production Design
Raffaella Moro
Makeup Artist
Hairstylist
Dario Della Corte
Costume Design
Mario Coppini
Still Photographer
Enrico Tovaglieri
Production Design
Set Decoration
Armando Bertuccioli
Production Manager
Gaspare Palumbo
Franco Fraticelli
Editor
Nino Crisman
Producer
Piero Piccioni
Original Music Composer