

95 minutes
10/26/1961
In Naples, a voice from the skies announces one morning that the final judgment will be at 6 p.m. on that day. What follows is a series of vignettes depicting various people's reactions (or lack thereof) to the announcement.

Alberto Sordi
as Merchant of children

Vittorio Gassman
as Cimino

Fernandel
as The widower

Nino Manfredi
as Waiter

Silvana Mangano
as Signora Matteoni

Paolo Stoppa
as Giorgio

Renato Rascel
as Coppola

Jack Palance
as Matteoni

Vittorio De Sica
as Defense lawyer

Anouk Aimée
as Giorgio's wife Irene

Lino Ventura
as Giovanna's father

Melina Mercouri
as Foreign lady

Ernest Borgnine
as Pickpocket

Paul Demange
as Miser in Paris

Jimmy Durante
as The man with the large nose

Lamberto Maggiorani
as Poor man

Akim Tamiroff
as Play director
Elli Davis
as The blonde

Georges Rivière
as Gianni

Jaime de Mora y Aragón
as l'ambasciatore

Mike Bongiorno
as Self

Eleonora Brown
as Giovanna

Elisa Cegani
as la madre di Giovanna

Franco Franchi
as disoccupato

Ciccio Ingrassia
as disoccupato

Domenico Modugno
as il cantante

Marisa Merlini
as una madre

Andreina Pagnani
as ospite in casa Matteoni
Giuseppe Ianigro
as la personalità

Alberto Bonucci
as ospite in casa Matteoni
Sergio Jossa
as Luca

Lilli Lembo
as annunciatrice Tv

Maria Pia Casilio
as cameriera
Mario Abussi

Giuseppe Porelli
as l'accompagnatore delle personalità
Nando Angelini

Edith Peters
as Black Woman

Giacomo Furia

Regina Bianchi

Luigi Bonos
Vittorio Bonos

Ugo D'Alessio
as un Pulcinella
Eugenio Maggi
Teresa De Vita

Pietro De Vico
as venditore ambulante

Enzo Petito

Gigi Reder
as il pazzariello

Agostino Salvietti
Carlo Taranto
as un giudicato
Hilde Maria Renzi

Mario Passante
Nello Ascoli
Alfredo Melidoni

Pasquale Cennamo
Nino Di Napoli
Alberto Albani Barbieri
Eliana De Sabata
Alfio Vita
Pilade Collaveri

Salvatore Porcaro
as Boy at the Window (uncredited)