 | Gian Maria Volonté als The Managing Editor of 'Il Giornale' |
 | Fabio Garriba als Roveda |
 | Carla Tatò als Bizanti's wife |
 | Jacques Herlin als Lauri |
 | John Steiner als Ingegner Montelli - Publisher of 'Il Giornale' |
 | Michel Bardinet als Member of the Editorial Staff |
 | Jean Rougeul als The Managing Editor of 'Il Giornale' |
 | Corrado Solari als Mario Boni |
 | Laura Betti als Rita Zigai |
| Enrico DiMarco als il commissario |
| Silvia Kramar als Maria Grazia Martini |
| Massimo Patrone als il bidello |
 | Gianni Solaro als prof. Italo Martini |
| Ignazio La Russa als se stesso, oratore al comizio (uncredited) |
 | Luigi Antonio Guerra |
 | Marco Bellocchio |
| Marco Bellocchio | Director |
| Sergio Donati | Screenplay |
| Goffredo Fofi | Screenplay |
| Claudio Mancini | Executive Producer |
| Luigi Kuveiller | Director of Photography |
| Erico Menczer | Director of Photography |
| Nicola Piovani | Original Music Composer |
| Ruggero Mastroianni | Editor |
| Dante Ferretti | Production Design |
| Carlo Gervasi | Set Decoration |
| Franco Carretti | Costume Design |
| Pierantonio Mecacci | Makeup Artist |
| Gaetano Testa | Sound |
| Franco Bassi | Sound Mixer |
| Antonio Gabrielli | First Assistant Director |
| Franco Committeri | Producer |
| Sergio Donati | Story |
| Gianfranco Plenizio | Conductor |
| Ubaldo Terzano | Camera Operator |
| Anna Maria Montanari | Script Supervisor |
| Franco Mancarella | Unit Manager |
| Stefano Pegoraro | Unit Manager |
| Vasco Mafera | Production Secretary |
| Giuseppe Bruno Bossio | Production Secretary |
| Maurizio Mancini | Assistant Camera |
| Sandro Borni | Still Photographer |
| Armando Bondani | Boom Operator |
| Luciana De Roni | Seamstress |
| July Marani | Assistant Editor |
| Ugo Tucci | Producer |
