The film's theme is four episodes that offer the public a glimpse into the lives of rich and poor families in Italy in the 1960s.
Annie Girardot
as Maria
Jone Salinas
as Donna Lucrezia
Angelo Infanti
as Francesco
Oreste Palella
as padre di Maria
Maria Grazia Spadaro
as Madre Badessa
Susy Andersen
as Carla
Hanil Ranieri
as Sueni, cameriere vietnamita
Totò
as Filiberto Comanducci
Sandra Milo
as Esmeralda
Adolfo Celi
as Professor Della Porta
Jean Rochefort
as Marchese Osvaldo
Tony Anthony
as Luigi
