103 minutes
9/17/1953
Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.
Franco Interlenghi
as Moraldo Rubini
Alberto Sordi
as Alberto
Franco Fabrizi
as Fausto Moretti
Leopoldo Trieste
as Leopoldo Vannucci
Riccardo Fellini
as Riccardo
Leonora Ruffo
as Sandra Rubini
Jean Brochard
as Francescco Moretti
Claude Farell
as Olga
Carlo Romano
as Michele Curti
Enrico Viarisio
as Signor Rubini
Paola Borboni
as Signora Rubini
Lída Baarová
as Giulia Curti
Arlette Sauvage
as Mysterious Woman at the Cinema
Vira Silenti
as Gisella
Maja Niles
as Caterina
Achille Majeroni
as Sergio Natali
Guido Martufi
as Guido
Silvio Bagolini
as Giudizio
Milvia Chianelli
as Riccardo's Friend
Enzo Andronico
as A Boy at the Carnival (uncredited)
Alberto Anselmi
as (uncredited)
Riccardo Cucciolla
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Gustavo De Nardo
as (uncredited)
Graziella De Roc
as (uncredited)
Giovanna Galli
as Ballerina (uncredited)
Franca Gandolfi
as Ballerina (uncredited)
Lilia Landi
as Self (uncredited)
Gigetta Morano
as Alberto and Olga's Mother (uncredited)
Lino Toffolo
as A Boy at the Carnival (uncredited)
Gondrano Trucchi
as (uncredited)