Top Billed Cast

1. 

   Ugo Tognazzi

   The Father (segment "L'Educazione sentimentale") / Policeman (segment "Il Mostro") / Stefano (segment "Come un Padre") / Battacchi (segment "Il povero Soldato") / L'Onorevole (segment "La Giornata dell'Onorevole") / Dark Latin Lover (segment "Latin Lovers-Amanti latini") / Pilade Fioravanti (segment "Testimone volontario") / The Traffic Warden (segment "L'Agguato") / The Car Buyer (segment "Vernissage") / Spectator at the Cinema (segment "Scenda l'Oblio") / The Husband (segment "L'Oppio dei Popoli") / Guarnacci (segment "La nobile Arte")

2. 

   Vittorio Gassman

   The Actor (segment "La Raccomandazione") / Policeman (segment "Il Mostro") / Production Assistant & Movie Director (segment "Presa dalla Vita") / Nicola (segment "Che Vitaccia!") / Blonde Latin Lover (segment "Latin Lovers-Amanti latini") / Defence Layer D'Amore (segment "Testimone volontario") / Richetto (segment "I due Orfanelli") / Roberto (segment "Il Sacrificato") / Elisa (segment "La Musa") / The Road Hog (segment "La Strada è di Tutti") / The Friar (segment "Il Testamento di Francesco") / Artemio Altidori (segment "La nobile Arte")

3. 

   Lando Buzzanca

   Luchino (segment "Come un padre")

4. 

   Marisa Merlini

   Paola Fioravanti (segment "Testimone volontario")

5. 

   Rika Dialina

   Giuliana (segment "Il Sacrificato")

6. 

   Michèle Mercier

   The Wife (segment "L'Oppio dei Popoli")

7. 

   Marino Masé

   The Lover (segment "L'Oppio dei Popoli")

8. 

   Franco Castellani

   Giulio Francusi (segment "La Raccomandazione")

9. 

   Maria Mannelli

   Olimpia Ceccarelli (segment "Presa dalla Vita")

10. 

    Mario Laurentino

    The Police Officer (segment "Il povero Soldato")

11. 

    Angela Portaluri

    Ersilia (segment "Che Vitaccia!")

12. 

    Carlo Kechler

    Ministry of Public Works's Director (segment "La Giornata dell'Onorevole")

13. 

    Ugo Attanasio

    General Olivazzi (segment "La Giornata dell'Onorevole")

14. 

    Luciana Vincenzi

    Brunette with two Latin Lovers (segment "Latin Lovers-Amanti latini")

15. 

    Carlo Bagno

    Presiding Judge (segment "Testimone volontario")

16. 

    Daniele Vargas

    Professor Pinzuto (segment "I due Orfanelli")

17. 

    Françoise Leroy

    Nieli (segment "Il Sacrificato")

18. 

    Sal Borgese

    The Debutant Writer (segment "La Musa")

19. 

    Maria Luisa Rispoli

    Wife at Cinema (segment "Scenda l'Oblio")

20. 

    Riccardo Paladini

    Himself - TV Speaker (segment "Il Testamento di Francesco")

21. 

    Mario Brega

    Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")

22. 

    Nino Nini

    Enrico Zappalà (segment "La nobile Arte")

23. 

    Ottavio Panunzi

    Giovanni Bordignon (segment "La nobile Arte")

24. 

    Lucia Modugno

    Clara Altidori (segment "La nobile Arte")

25. 

    Anna Lina Alberti

    Woman Sitting next to Paola Fioravanti (segment "Testimone volontario") (uncredited)

26. 

    Franco Caracciolo

    Don Ilario (segment "La Giornata dell'Onorevole") (uncredited)

27. 

    Mario Cecchi Gori

    Driver of Fiat 2300 S Coupé (segment "L'Agguato") (uncredited)

28. 

    Roberto Chevalier

    (segment "L'Educazione sentimentale") (voice) (uncredited)

29. 

    Rosemary Dexter

    Luciana (segment "Come un Padre") (uncredited)

30. 

    Thea Fleming

    Marilina (segment "Vernissage") (uncredited)

31. 

    Mario Frera

    The Father's Colleague (segment "L'Educazione sentimentale") (uncredited)

32. 

    Corrado Gaipa

    Batachi (segment "Il povero soldato") / Outspoken Critic (segmento "La musa") (voice) (uncredited)

33. 

    Veriano Ginesi

    Man on the Car (segment "Presa dalla Vita") (uncredited)

34. 

    Carlo Giuffrè

    Literary Critic (segment "La musa") (voice) (uncredited)

35. 

    Antonio Guidi

    Literary Critic (segment "La musa") (voice) (uncredited)

36. 

    Jacques Herlin

    Outspoken Juror (segmento "La musa") (uncredited)

37. 

    Renato Izzo

    Professor Pinzuto (segment "I due Orfanelli") / Grammar Judge (segment "La musa") (voice) (uncredited)

38. 

    Antonio La Raina

    Enrico Zappalà (segment "La nobile arte") (voice) (uncredited)

39. 

    Elisa Mainardi

    The Manicurist (segment "Il Testamento di Francesco") (uncredited)

40. 

    Pat O'Hara

    The Mother (segment "L'Educazione sentimentale") (uncredited)

41. 

    Quinto Parmeggiani

    The Editor in Chief (segment "Il povero Soldato") (uncredited)

42. 

    Carmen Pericolo

    Carmen, Actor's Assistant (segment "La Raccomandazione") (uncredited)

43. 

    Carlo Reali

    Luchino (segment "Come un padre") (voice) (uncredited)

44. 

    Jean Rougeul

    Literary Critic (segment "La Musa") (uncredited)

45. 

    Stefano Satta Flores

    The Debutant Writer (segment "La Musa" (voice) (uncredited)

46. 

    Leonardo Severini

    Rocchetti (voice) (uncredited)

47. 

    Edoardo Toniolo

    (segment "La musa") (voice) (uncredited)

48. 

    Yacinto Yaria

    Giacinto (segment "La Giornata dell'Onorevole") (uncredited)

49. 

    Efi Kamper

    Dancer at the pool (segment "Presa dalla vita") (uncredited)