Directed by:
Dino RisiScreenplay:
Rodolfo SonegoCinematography:
Leonida BarboniComposer:
Carlo SavinaCast:
Alberto Sordi, Lea Massari, Franco Fabrizi, Lina Volonghi, Antonio Centa, Loredana Nusciak, Daniele Vargas, Vittorio Gassman, Alessandro Blasetti (more)Plots(1)
Silvio, a leftist resistance fighter turned journalist, clings to his political convictions at the cost of providing for his wife Elena and family. When she leaves him, Silvio tries to win her back by agreeing to a compromise with a rich industrialist. (Rialto Pictures)
Cast
![Alberto Sordi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270701_1ed975.jpg)
Alberto Sordi
Italy
Best movies:
![Lea Massari](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/738/163738201_4ceec6.png)
Lea Massari
Italy
Best movies:
Anna's Meetings (1978)
The Unvanquished (1964)
The Things of Life (1970)
![Franco Fabrizi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/410/410478_216be4.jpg)
Franco Fabrizi
Italy
Best movies:
Witness in the City (1959)
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Una questione d'onore (1966)
Lina Volonghi
Italy
Best movies:
A Difficult Life (1961)
The Seventh Target (1984)
The Sunday Woman (1975)
![Antonio Centa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456193_cd6385.jpg)
Antonio Centa
Italy
Best movies:
The Wages of Fear (1953)
A Difficult Life (1961)
![Loredana Nusciak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948885_51f8df.jpg)
Loredana Nusciak
Italy
Best movies:
Silent Action (1975)
Big Guns (1973)
A Difficult Life (1961)
![Daniele Vargas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/471/471091_0ca1c6.jpg)
Daniele Vargas
Italy
Best movies:
The Monsters (1963)
Le Coucou (1980)
A Difficult Life (1961)
![Vittorio Gassman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/871/161871551_fbe2bb.jpg)
Vittorio Gassman
Italy
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Viva Italia! (1977)
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
![Alessandro Blasetti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/831/78831485_c1ab16.jpg)
Alessandro Blasetti
Italy
Best movies:
Beautiful (1951)
A Difficult Life (1961)
![Silvana Mangano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/713/161713478_959d9c.jpg)
Silvana Mangano
Italy
Best movies:
Conversation Piece (1974)
Ludwig: The Mad King of Bavaria (1973)
The Great War (1959)
![Umberto Raho](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/059/364/59364322_1afa08.jpg)
Umberto Raho
Italy
Best movies:
Holy Year (1976)
The Confession (1970)
The Moro Affair (1986)
![Mino Doro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/153/626/153626357_465ece.jpg)
Mino Doro
Italy
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Fantomas Strikes Back (1965)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
![Claudio Gora](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064281_9abc6f.jpg)
Claudio Gora
Italy
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Franco Scandurra
France
Best movies:
A Difficult Life (1961)
Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976)
Tutti dentro (1984)
Carolyn De Fonseca
USA
Best movies:
Amarcord (1973)
The Big Racket (1976)
Silent Action (1975)