Giovanni used to be a humble, mild-mannered government clerk whose life was turned upside down when he met Giulio, a notorious forger who at once set about manipulating the over-confident man. Giovanni did what he should never have done: he associated himself with the crook. Giulio soon laid hands on Giovanni's money, ruined his career and manhandled him into marrying his own mistress, the beautiful Ginevra. It was of course an unhappy marriage but Giovanni found a little solace when his son Ciro was born. Seven years later though, Wanzer resurfaced...
Cast
Roldano Lupi
Giulio Wanzer
Aldo Fabrizi
Giovanni Episcopo
Yvonne Sanson
Ginevra Canale
Ave Ninchi
Emilia Canale
Alberto Sordi
Doberti
Amedeo Fabrizi
Ciro Episcopo
Nando Bruno
Antonio
Francesco De Marco
Canale
Lia Grani
Signora Adele
Maria Gonnelli
Santina
Gino Cavalieri
Direttore dell'Archivio
Luca Cortese
Il Marchese Aguti
Folco Lulli
Carlini
Gian Luca Cortese
Il marchese Aguti
Diego Calcagno
Un amico
Mario Perrone
Un amico
Galeazzo Benti
L'Ufficiale di cavalleria
Luigi Filippo D'Amico
Un passante (uncredited)
Gina Lollobrigida
Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited)
Silvana Mangano
Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited)
Ugo Attanasio
Party guest speaking French (uncredited)
Crew
Alberto Lattuada
Director, Screenplay
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Aldo Fabrizi
Screenplay
Piero Tellini
Screenplay
Federico Fellini
Screenplay
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Novel
Giuliana Attenni
Editor
Aldo Tonti
Director of Photography
Filippo Mercati
First Assistant Director
Bianca Lattuada
First Assistant Director
Marcello D'Amico
Producer
Dario Cecchi
Production Design
Maria Baroni
Assistant Costume Designer
Gino Carlo Sensani
Costume Design
Grazia De Rossi
Hairstylist
Guglielmo Bonotti
Makeup Artist
Mario Amari
Sound Mixer
Eraldo Giordani
Sound
Felice Lattuada
Original Music Composer
Luigi Gervasi
Assistant Production Design
Raffaele Barba
Production Manager
Fernando Previtali
Conductor
Alfredo De Laurentiis
Production Secretary
