 | Lamberto Maggiorani als Antonio Ricci |
 | Enzo Staiola als Bruno Ricci |
 | Lianella Carell als Maria Ricci |
 | Elena Altieri als The Charitable Lady |
 | Gino Saltamerenda als Baiocco |
 | Giulio Chiari als The Beggar |
 | Vittorio Antonucci als Alfredo Catelli, the Thief |
 | Michele Sakara als Secretary of the Charity Organization |
| Carlo Jachino als A Beggar |
| Emma Druetti |
 | Giulio Battiferri als Citizen who protects the real thief (uncredited) |
 | Sergio Leone als A Seminary Student (uncredited) |
 | Mario Meniconi als Meniconi, the Street Sweeper (uncredited) |
 | Checco Rissone als Guard in Piazza Vittorio (uncredited) |
| Peppino Spadaro als Police Officer (uncredited) |
 | Nando Bruno als (uncredited) |
 | Eolo Capritti als Carabiniere (uncredited) |
 | Memmo Carotenuto als (uncredited) |
 | Umberto Spadaro als (uncredited) |
 | Fausto Guerzoni als Amateur Actor |
 | Piero Heliczer als A young boy (uncredited) |
| Massimo Randisi als Rich Kid in Restaurant (uncredited) |
| Giuseppe Amato | Producer |
| Eraldo Da Roma | Editor |
| Vittorio De Sica | Screenplay |
| Vittorio De Sica | Director |
| Vittorio De Sica | Producer |
| Cesare Zavattini | Screenplay |
| Cesare Zavattini | Story |
| Alessandro Cicognini | Original Music Composer |
| Carlo Di Palma | Focus Puller |
| Suso Cecchi d'Amico | Screenplay |
| Mario Montuori | Camera Operator |
| Luigi Bartolini | Novel |
| Oreste Biancoli | Screenplay |
| Umberto Scarpelli | Production Manager |
| Carlo Montuori | Director of Photography |
| Antonio Traverso | Production Design |
| Adolfo Franci | Screenplay |
| Gerardo Guerrieri | Screenplay |
| Gerardo Guerrieri | First Assistant Director |
| Willy Ferrero | Conductor |
| Roberto Moretti | Production Secretary |
| Luisa Alessandri | First Assistant Director |
| Nino Misiano | Unit Manager |
| Bruno Brunacci | Sound Engineer |
| Gherardo Gherardi | Screenplay |
| Biagio Fiorelli | Sound |
