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")

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")

Lando Buzzanca Luchino (segment "Come un padre")

Marisa Merlini Paola Fioravanti (segment "Testimone volontario")

Rika Dialina Giuliana (segment "Il Sacrificato")

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

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

Franco Castellani Giulio Francusi (segment "La Raccomandazione")

Maria Mannelli Olimpia Ceccarelli (segment "Presa dalla Vita")

Mario Laurentino The Police Officer (segment "Il povero Soldato")

Angela Portaluri Ersilia (segment "Che Vitaccia!")

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

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

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

Carlo Bagno Presiding Judge (segment "Testimone volontario")

Daniele Vargas Professor Pinzuto (segment "I due Orfanelli")

Françoise Leroy Nieli (segment "Il Sacrificato")

Sal Borgese The Debutant Writer (segment "La Musa")

Maria Luisa Rispoli Wife at Cinema (segment "Scenda l'Oblio")

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

Mario Brega Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")

Nino Nini Enrico Zappalà (segment "La nobile Arte")

Ottavio Panunzi Giovanni Bordignon (segment "La nobile Arte")

Lucia Modugno Clara Altidori (segment "La nobile Arte")

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

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

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

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

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

Thea Fleming Marilina (segment "Vernissage") (uncredited)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pat O'Hara The Mother (segment "L'Educazione sentimentale") (uncredited)

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

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

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

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

Stefano Satta Flores The Debutant Writer (segment "La Musa" (voice) (uncredited)

Leonardo Severini Rocchetti (voice) (uncredited)

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

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

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