| Totò | ... | Salvatore Lojacono | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Maria Bon Roseto | |||
| Mario Castellani | ... | Il pubblico ministero | |
| Andrea Compagnoni | ... | Nandino | |
| Ugo D'Alessio | ... | Un giudice | |
| Nyta Dover | ... | La ragazza della maratona (as Nita Dover) | |
| Franca Faldini | ... | Maria | |
| Ines Florentini | ... | La sora Amalia | |
| Pasquale Fortunato | |||
| Giacomo Gabrielli | ... | Torquato Torquati | |
| Augusta Mancini | ... | La signora Teresa | |
| Fernando Milani | ... | Otello Torquati | |
| Fortunato Misiano | ... | Un pensionante | |
| Nino Misiano | ... | Un pensionante | |
| Pasquale Misiano | ... | Un pensionante | |
| Vera Molnar | ... | Agnesina | |
| Eugenio Orlandi | ... | Romolo Torquati | |
| Giacomo Rondinella | ... | Un carcerato | |
| Vincenzo Talarico | ... | L'avvocato difensore | |
| Ines Targas | ... | La campiona di maratona di ballo | |
| Leopoldo Trieste | ... | Abramo Piperno | |
| Thea Zubin | ... | Thea, la cameriera | |
Directed by | |||
| Roberto Rossellini | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Vitaliano Brancati | writer | |
| Ennio Flaiano | writer | |
| Antonio Pietrangeli | writer | |
| Roberto Rossellini | writer | |
| Vincenzo Talarico | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Dino De Laurentiis | .... | producer | |
| Carlo Ponti | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Renzo Rossellini | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Tonino Delli Colli | |||
| Aldo Tonti | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jolanda Benvenuti | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Virgilio Marchi | |||
| Flavio Mogherini | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Armando Suscipi | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Antonelli | |||
| Ferroni | |||
Production Management | |||
| Nando Pisani | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Marcello Caracciolo Di Laurino | .... | first assistant director (as Marcello Caracciolo) | |
| Luigi Giacosi | .... | first assistant director | |
| Federico Fellini | .... | second unit director (uncredited) | |
| Lucio Fulci | .... | second unit director (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Giuseppe Morelli | .... | conductor | |
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"Neorealist" comedy from Rossellini with the unimitable Toto as a barber who has a hard time adjusting back to society after serving 22 years in prison for a crime of passion.
What's great about this film is the strong theme behind the story. When you're locked away for a long time the real world becomes a dreamlike vision of a paradise. Paradoxically, the world can be the least tolerant place to those just released from prison.
Toto's comedy works wonderfully to create a man that experiences this disillusionment even up to the point where the very reasons he had for the crime of passion 22 years ago are questioned.
It's not a masterpiece: some sequences are included for no apparent reason and add nothing to the film, but a good idea, great casting (especially minor parts), good use of dramatic or realistic elements to make the comedy parts seem less "sweet" and, of course, the great Toto make watching this one worth your while.