| Ugo Tognazzi | ... | Mariano Bonifazi | |
| Vittorio Gassman | ... | Lorenzo Santenocito | |
| Ely Galleani | ... | Silvana Lazzorini | |
| Yvonne Furneaux | ... | Lavinia Santenocito | |
| Michele Cimarosa | ... | Maresciallo Casciatelli | |
| Renato Baldini | ... | Ragionier Cerioni | |
| Pietro Tordi | ... | Professor Rivaroli | |
| Maria Teresa Albani | ... | Silvana's mother | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Enrico Ameri | ... | Himself (voice) | |
| Franco Angrisano | ... | Giudice Colombo | |
| Gianfilippo Carcano | ... | Silvana's Father | |
| Vanni Castellani | ... | Sirio Roscioni - Silvana's fiancé | |
| Francesco D'Adda | ... | Lipparini - the registrar | |
| Marcello Di Falco | ... | Segretario di Santenocito | |
| Checco Durante | ... | Archivista Pironti | |
| Edda Ferronao | ... | Cameriera di Santenocito | |
| Piero Nuti | ... | Santenocito's Lawyer | |
| Paolo Paoloni | ... | Psychiatrist | |
| Enrico Ragusa | ... | Riziero Santenocito | |
| Franca Scagnetti | ... | Porter | |
| Simonetta Stefanelli | ... | 'Giugi' Santenocito | |
| Claudio Trionfi | ... | TV journalist | |
| Rossella Bergamonti | ... | Flora (uncredited) | |
| Bruno Bertocci | ... | Uomo alla premiazione durante il cinegiornale (uncredited) | |
| Veriano Genesi | ... | Handyman in Law Courts (uncredited) | |
| Franco Magno | ... | TV Man (uncredited) | |
| Alberto Postorino | ... | Carabiniere (uncredited) | |
| Franca Ridolfi | ... | Doris Darrill (uncredited) | |
| Mario Silvestri | ... | Man at Prize-Giving Ceremony (uncredited) | |
| Antonio Spaccatini | ... | Del Tomaso's Lawyer (uncredited) | |
| Gio Staiano | ... | Floriano Roncherini (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Dino Risi | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Agenore Incrocci | screenplay (as Age) | |
| Agenore Incrocci | story (as Age) | |
| Furio Scarpelli | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Edmondo Amati | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Carlo Rustichelli | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Alessandro D'Eva | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Alberto Gallitti | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Luigi Scaccianoce | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Enrico Sabbatini | |||
Production Management | |||
| Maurizio Amati | .... | production supervisor | |
| Piero Lazzari | .... | production manager | |
Sound Department | |||
| Franco Bassi | .... | sound | |
| Bruno Brunacci | .... | sound | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Giovanni Viti | .... | assistant costume designer | |
Music Department | |||
| Carlo Rustichelli | .... | conductor | |
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Dino Risi said, when his film was first shown (1971): «This is more or less the picture of Italy these days.»
When I saw this film (1975), I wondered why it had taken four years for such a well done film (action, dialogue, script, realistic acting, thrilling sequences) to be shown in France, and other Western European countries. Weren't all democracies, full of law and order, wishing to back magistrates like the one portrayed in the movie? He was not particularly bright, or courageous, or whatever is needed to be a symbol. No, he was a simple man, invested of some authority, wishing to do the job for what he was paid for: smelling a dead rat when there was one, hidden under a luxurious carpet.
Remembering this film now (2003), when the European politics, and Italian relations between government and magistrates is what it is, makes me wonder why no one is releasing this master piece in DVD and VHS?!... It should be mandatory viewing in all Law Schools.