 | Sophia Loren als Cesira |
 | Jean-Paul Belmondo als Michele Di Libero |
 | Raf Vallone als Giovanni |
 | Eleonora Brown als Rosetta |
 | Carlo Ninchi als Filippo, il padre di Michele |
 | Andrea Checchi als un fasciste |
 | Pupella Maggio als un fermier |
 | Emma Baron als Maria |
 | Antonella Della Porta als La madre impazzita |
 | Bruna Cealti als une évacuée |
 | Luciano Pigozzi als Scimmione |
 | Franco Balducci als il tedesco nel pagliaio |
 | Mario Frera als Peppuccio |
 | Curt Lowens als ufficiale tedesco batteria contraerea |
 | Luciana Cortellesi |
| Tony Calio |
| Remo Galavotti |
| Elsa Mancini |
| Giuseppina Ruggeri |
| Luigi Terribile |
| Antonio Gastaldi |
| Carolina Carbonaro |
| Alberto Castaldi als Lawyer (uncredited) |
 | Vincenzo Musolino als Il piccolo Alessandro (uncredited) |
| Ettore Mattia als Il passeggero sul treno (uncredited) |
 | Renato Salvatori als Florindo (uncredited) |
| Vittorio De Sica | Director |
| Adriana Novelli | Editor |
| Elio Costanzi | Costume Design |
| Gastone Medin | Production Design |
| Elio Costanzi | Set Decoration |
| Gábor Pogány | Director of Photography |
| Maria Angelini | Hairstylist |
| Alberto Moravia | Novel |
| Giuseppe Annunziata | Makeup Artist |
| Carlo Ponti | Producer |
| Armando Trovajoli | Original Music Composer |
| Luisa Alessandri | First Assistant Director |
| Giovanni Fago | Second Assistant Director |
| Checco Rissone | Second Assistant Director |
| Philippe Arthuys | Special Sound Effects |
| Giovanni Rossi | Sound |
| Serse Urbisaglia | Special Effects |
| Giulia Mafai | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Cesare Zavattini | Screenplay |
| Lucio Bompani | Unit Manager |
| Gianni Cecchin | Unit Manager |
| Alfredo Melidoni | Production Secretary |
| Ines Bruschi | Script Supervisor |
| Emilio D'Andria | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Mario Capriotti | Camera Operator |
| Pierluigi Praturlon | Still Photographer |
| Mario Bianchi | Administration |
| Joseph Nathanson | Special Effects |
| Jone Tuzi | Line Producer |
