Cast

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  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")

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  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")

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  Lando Buzzanca

  Luchino (segment "Come un padre")

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  Marisa Merlini

  Paola Fioravanti (segment "Testimone volontario")

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  Rika Dialina

  Giuliana (segment "Il Sacrificato")

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  Michèle Mercier

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

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  Marino Masé

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

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  Franco Castellani

  Giulio Francusi (segment "La Raccomandazione")

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  Maria Mannelli

  Olimpia Ceccarelli (segment "Presa dalla Vita")

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  Mario Laurentino

  The Police Officer (segment "Il povero Soldato")

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  Angela Portaluri

  Ersilia (segment "Che Vitaccia!")

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  Carlo Kechler

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

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  Ugo Attanasio

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

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  Luciana Vincenzi

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

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  Carlo Bagno

  Presiding Judge (segment "Testimone volontario")

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  Daniele Vargas

  Professor Pinzuto (segment "I due Orfanelli")

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  Françoise Leroy

  Nieli (segment "Il Sacrificato")

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  Sal Borgese

  The Debutant Writer (segment "La Musa")

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  Maria Luisa Rispoli

  Wife at Cinema (segment "Scenda l'Oblio")

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  Riccardo Paladini

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

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  Mario Brega

  Rocchetti (segment "La nobile Arte")

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  Nino Nini

  Enrico Zappalà (segment "La nobile Arte")

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  Ottavio Panunzi

  Giovanni Bordignon (segment "La nobile Arte")

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  Lucia Modugno

  Clara Altidori (segment "La nobile Arte")

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  Anna Lina Alberti

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

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  Franco Caracciolo

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

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  Mario Cecchi Gori

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

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  Roberto Chevalier

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

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  Rosemary Dexter

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

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  Thea Fleming

  Marilina (segment "Vernissage") (uncredited)

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  Mario Frera

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

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  Corrado Gaipa

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

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  Veriano Ginesi

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

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  Carlo Giuffrè

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

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  Antonio Guidi

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

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  Jacques Herlin

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

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  Renato Izzo

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

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  Antonio La Raina

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

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  Elisa Mainardi

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

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  Pat O'Hara

  The Mother (segment "L'Educazione sentimentale") (uncredited)

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  Quinto Parmeggiani

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

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  Carmen Pericolo

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

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  Carlo Reali

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

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  Jean Rougeul

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

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  Stefano Satta Flores

  The Debutant Writer (segment "La Musa" (voice) (uncredited)

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  Leonardo Severini

  Rocchetti (voice) (uncredited)

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  Edoardo Toniolo

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

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  Yacinto Yaria

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

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  Efi Kamper

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