A tribute to Naples, this film presents six episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster, a pizza seller losing her husband’s ring, a child's funeral, a gambler beaten by a kid, a prostitute's unusual wedding, and a "wisdom seller" offering advice.
Directed by
Vittorio De Sica
Paolo Stoppa
Don Peppino, the widower (segment Pizza on Credit)
Silvana Mangano
Teresa (segment "Teresa")
Sophia Loren
Sofia (segment Pizza on Credit)
Lianella Carell
Carolina Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Mario Passante
Giovanni - the Butler (segment "I giocatori")
Agostino Salvietti
Gennaro Esposito (segment "Il guappo")
Erno Crisa
Don Nicola (segment "Teresa")
Alberto Farnese
Alfredo, Sofia's lover (segment Pizza on a Credit)
Tecla Scarano
Don Peppino's friend (segment Pizza on a Credit)
Pasquale Cennamo
Don Carmine Savarone (segment "Il guappo")
Giacomo Furia
Rosario, Sofia's husband (segment Pizza on Credit)
Totò
Don Saverio Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Nino Vingelli
Guappo (segment "Il guappo") (uncredited)
Gigi Reder
Don Peppino's friend (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
Tina Pica
Old woman (segment "Il professore")
Eduardo De Filippo
Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
Nino Imparato
Gennaro (segment "Il professore")
Pasquale Tartaro
Cafiero (segment Pizza on Credit)
Teresa De Vita
La madre (segment "Funeralino")
Pierino Bilancioni
Il piccolo Gennarino (segment "I giocatori")
Lars Borgström
Federico - the Doorkeeper (segment "I giocatori")
Ubaldo Maestri
Don Ubaldo (segment "Teresa")
Gianni Crosio
Alfonso Maria di Sant'Agata dei Fornai (segment "Il professore")
Roberto De Simone
Umberto Scognamiglio (segment Pizza on Credit) (uncredited)
Rosetta Dei
(segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
Irene Montaldo
La contessa B. (segment "I giocatori") (uncredited)