Anna

Silvana Mangano

Anna

Raf Vallone

Andrea

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio

Jacques Dumesnil

Professor Ferri

Gaby Morlay

Mother superior

Piero Lulli

Dr. Manzi

Sophia Loren

Vittorio's assistant (uncredited)

Maria Tedeschi

Nun (uncredited)

Patrizia Mangano

Luisa

Natascia Mangano

Lucia

Dina Romano

suor Virginia

Rosita Pisano

suor Carmela

Bianca Doria

una partoriente

Rocco D'Assunta

un padre

Lyla Rocco

un'infermiera

Dina Perbellini

una malata

Emilio Petacci

colonnello Zenner

Tina Lattanzi

madre di Andrea

Mariemma Bardi

Lamberto Maggiorani

malato ferito allo stomaco

Armando Libianchi

proprietario del night-club

Alberto Lattuada

Director

Dino Risi

Screenplay

Ivo Perilli

Story

Rodolfo Sonego

Story

Carlo Ponti

Producer

Giuseppe Berto

Screenplay

Franco Brusati

Story

Giovanni Rossi

Sound

Dino De Laurentiis

Producer

Trento Petrella

Production Secretary

Nando Pisani

Production Manager

Franco Brusati

Screenplay

Dino Risi

Story

Franco Ferrara

Conductor

Rolando Stragliati

Second Assistant Director

Gino Brosio

Set Decoration

Sandro Corbo

Script Supervisor

Nino Rota

Original Music Composer

Paolo Cossa

Second Assistant Director

Luciano Trasatti

Camera Operator

Aldo Calpini

Sound

Giuseppe Berto

Story

Paolo Heusch

First Assistant Director

Ivo Perilli

Screenplay

Goffredo Rocchetti

Makeup Artist

Alberto Cardone

Unit Manager

Rodolfo Sonego

Screenplay

Piero Filippone

Production Design

Otello Martelli

Director of Photography

Gabriele Varriale

Editor