Philippe Noiret

as Alfredo

Jacques Perrin

as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)

Marco Leonardi

as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)

Salvatore Cascio

as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)

Agnese Nano

as Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)

Antonella Attili

as Maria Di Vita (young)

Pupella Maggio

as Maria Di Vita (aged)

Enzo Cannavale

as Spaccafico

Isa Danieli

as Anna

Leo Gullotta

as Ignazio, usher

Leopoldo Trieste

as Father Adelfio

Tano Cimarosa

as Fabbro, blacksmith

Nicola Di Pinto

as Village idiot

Roberta Lena

as Lia

Nino Terzo

as Peppino's Father

Turi Giuffrida

Mimmo Mignemi

Mariella Lo Giudice

Giorgio Libassi

Beatrice Palme

Ignazio Pappalardo

Angela Leontini

Turi Killer

Angelo Tosto

Franco Catalano

Nellina Lagana

Margherita Mignemi

Giuseppe Pellegrino

Concetta Borpagano

Giuseppe Tornatore

as Projectionist (uncredited)