- Francesco Scianna
- Peppino Torrenuova
- Margareth Madè
- Mannina
- Lina Sastri
- Tana / Beggard
- Ángela Molina
- Sarina
- Nicole Grimaudo
- Sarina as a young woman
- Salvatore Ficarra
- Nino
- Valentino Picone
- Luigi
- Gaetano Aronica
- Cicco
- Alfio Sorbello
- Cicco as a young man
- Lollo Franco
- Don Giacinto
- Giovanni Gambino
- Peppino as a child
- Giuseppe Garufì
- Pietro as a child
- Aldo Baglio
- Speculator
- Raoul Bova
- Roman journalist
- Paolo Briguglia
- Catechist
- Luigi Maria Burruano
- Chemist
- Laura Chiatti
- Student
- Giorgio Faletti
- Corteccia
- Giuseppe Fiorello
- Dollar seller
- Donatella Finocchiaro
- Haberdasher
- Corrado Fortuna
- Renato Guttuso
- Nino Frassica
- Giacomo Bartolotta
- Leo Gullotta
- Liborio
- Luigi Lo Cascio
- Beggard's son
- Enrico Lo Verso
- Minicu
- Marcello Mazzarella
- PodestÃ
- Vincenzo Salemme
- Leading actor
- Monica Bellucci
- Bricklayer's Girlfriend
- Michele Placido
- Communist
- Fabrizio Romano
- Onofrio Pace
- Gaetano Bruno
- Gino Artale
- Michele Russo
- Turiddu
- Francesco Guzzo
- Auctioneer
- Gaetano Balistreri
- Carru Minà / Carru Minà 's grandson
- Orazio Stracuzzi
- Father Nespola
- Giuseppe Russo
- Michele as a child
- Domenico Centamore
- PCI comrade
- Giuseppe Butera
- PCI comrade
- Anna Faranna
- Angela as an adolescent
- Valentina Rubino
- Angela as a child
- Desirée Rubino
- Angela as a child
- Mariangela Di Cristina
- Mannina as a child
- Davide Viviani
- Peppino as an adolescent
- Giovanni Cangialosi
- Stutterer
- Roberto Salemi
- CGIL union leader
- Katia Gargano
- Donna Bastiana
- Daniele Perrone
- Mannina's fiancé
- Alessandro Schiavo
- Ignazio Buttitta
- Orio Scaduto
- Gaspare
- Enrico Salimbeni
- Alberto Lattuada
- Marco Iermanò
- Pietro
- Adele Tirante
- Rosalia
- Christian Canzonieri
- Mino
- Lauretana Di Salvo
- Rosa
- Gisella Marengo
- Matilde
- Salvatore Filippone
- Blacksmith
- Emanuele Gullotto
- Barber
- Ludovico Vitrano
- Sarina's father
- Raffaele Sabato
- Urban planning councillor
- Mimmo Cuticchio
- Silent film reader
- Franco Scaldati
- Photographer
- Tony Sperandeo
- Breeder
- Paride Benassai
- Smallholder
- Ugo Giacomazzi
- PCI comrade
- Sebastiano Lo Monaco
- Lemon warehouse owner
- Mimmo Pintacuda
- Cinema cashier
- Nino Russo
- Mayor
- Maria Bosco
- Midwife
- Serena Barone
- Primary school teacher
- Elena Russo
- 1972 bride
- Pino Aiello
- Professor
- Giuseppe Sulfaro
- Silent film audience member
- Giovanni Martorana
- Don Giacinto henchman 1
- Paladino Sergio
- Don Giacinto henchman 2
- Maurizio San Fratello
- Michele as an adolescent
- Alessandro Di Carlo
- Alberto Sordi
- Leonardo Bellanca
- Student representative
- Santo Di Stefano
- Federation comrade
- Francesco Foti
- PCI regional director
- Rosario Gagliano
- Briscola player 1
- Giuseppe Campagna
- Briscola player 2
- Tommaso Caporrimo
- Strange guy
- Alessio Piazza
- Typographer
- Alessandro Agnello
- Carabineer
- Fabrizio Pizzuto
- Food supply official
- Maria Gagliano
- Angela's teacher
- Filippa Greco
- Catechism teacher
- Zaira Rumeo
- Rita
- Giacinto Albanese
- Pietro
- Alberto Mangiante
- Lattuada's assistant
- Alessio Baffa Scinelli
- Young photographer
- Giovanni Corvaia
- Filippo
- Ludovico Caldarera
- L'Ora reporter
- Vincenzo Bonanno
- Janitor
- Marcello Villa
- Labourer 1
- Salvatore Rancatore
- Labourer 2
- Giuseppe Cici
- Labourer 3
- Enrico Roccaforte
- Labourer 4
- Turi D'Anca
- Provocateur
- Raffaele Gangale
- Militia leader
- Lucia Marfia
- Blind woman
- Roberto Adelfio
- Attanasio
- Gaetano Martino
- Silent film projectionist
- Giorgio Provenzano
- Coachman
- Casimiro Di Salvo
- Crippled man
- Doriana La Fauci
- Sarina's neighbour
- Simona Malato
- Cicco's neighbour 1
- Ivonne Mineo
- Cicco's neighbour 2
- Rosaria Badalamenti
- Rosa's shop customer 1
- Rosaria Filippone
- Rosa's shop customer 2
- Franco Galletto
- Ex-evacuee
- Maria Di Cristina
- Ex-evacuee's wife
- Vincenzo Garufi
- Fifetto
- Carmelo Rosario Cannavò
- Strongman
- Giuseppe Fazio
- Ice cream man
- Luciano Federico
- Municipal guard
- Giuseppe Massa
- Crook 1
- Roberto Bonura
- Crook 2
- Rosanna Giacalone
- Dance teacher
- Bernardo Salvatore Seragusa
- Butcher
- Giovanni Ruvolo
- Doctor
- Giovanni Pagano
- Bricklayer
- Pietro Maligno
- Sweets seller
- Carmelinda Gentile
- Landlady
- Antonino Lo Piparo
- Landlord / Cinema audience member 2
- Salvatore Martorana
- Fisherman
- Antonio Ribisi La Spina
- Polling station president 1
- Michele D'Amato
- Polling station president 2
- Antonino Giordano
- Prince
- Manuela SpartÃ
- Olive grove girl
- Vincenzo Rossi
- DC party list representative
- Maria Teresa De Sanctis
- Sacristan
- Salvatore Provino
- Cinema audience member 1
- Luca Campagna
- Gang member 1
- Davide Gallina
- Gang member 2
- Gabriele Giuseppe Terranova
- Gang member 3
- Sergio Vespertino
- DC man
- Nadia La Malfa
- Lattuada's script supervisor
- Dustin Fowler
- American soldier
- Tiziana Lodato
- Invitee
- Beata Ben Ammar
- Primadonna
- Gabriele Lavia
- Teacher
- Benedetto Lo Monaco
- DC Segretary
