Overview
A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories.
Cast
- Aldo Fabrizi as Book peddler (segment "Il carrettino dei libri vecchi")
- Mario Riva as Picky Customer (segment "Il carrettino dei libri vecchi")
- Arnoldo Foà as Tuscan farmer (segment "Questione d'interesse")
- Paolo Stoppa as Guido's father (segment "L'Idillio")
- Amedeo Nazzari as Andrea Fabbri (segment "La morsa")
- Gina Lollobrigida as Mariantonia Desiderio (segment "Il processo di Frine")
- Vittorio De Sica as Defense Advocate (segment "Il processo di Frine")
- Marisa Merlini as Lady in the open car (segment "Il carrettino dei libri vecchi")
- Elio Pandolfi as The groom (segment "Pot-pourri di canzoni")
- Enzo Staiola as Son of the newsagent (segment "Il carrettino dei libri vecchi")