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.
Teresa (segment "Teresa")
Silvana Mangano
Sofia (segment Pizza on Credit)
Sophia Loren
Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
Eduardo De Filippo
Don Peppino, the widower (segment Pizza on Credit)
Paolo Stoppa
Don Nicola (segment "Teresa")
Erno Crisa
Don Saverio Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Totò
Carolina Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Lianella Carell
Rosario, Sofia's husband (segment Pizza on Credit)
Giacomo Furia
Old woman (segment "Il professore")
Tina Pica
Alfredo, Sofia's lover (segment Pizza on a Credit)
Alberto Farnese
Don Peppino's friend (segment Pizza on a Credit)
Tecla Scarano
Don Carmine Savarone (segment "Il guappo")
Pasquale Cennamo
Gennaro Esposito (segment "Il guappo")
Agostino Salvietti
Cafiero (segment Pizza on Credit)
Pasquale Tartaro
La madre (segment "Funeralino")
Teresa De Vita
Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")
Vittorio De Sica
Il piccolo Gennarino (segment "I giocatori")
Pierino Bilancioni
Federico - the Doorkeeper (segment "I giocatori")
Lars Borgström
Giovanni - the Butler (segment "I giocatori")
Mario Passante
Don Ubaldo (segment "Teresa")
Ubaldo Maestri
Gennaro (segment "Il professore")
Nino Imparato
Alfonso Maria di Sant'Agata dei Fornai (segment "Il professore")
Gianni Crosio
Umberto Scognamiglio (segment Pizza on Credit) (uncredited)
Roberto De Simone
(segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
Rosetta Dei
La contessa B. (segment "I giocatori") (uncredited)
Irene Montaldo
Don Peppino's friend (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
Gigi Reder
Guappo (segment "Il guappo") (uncredited)
Nino Vingelli