In Naples, a voice from the skies announces one morning that the final judgment will be at 6 p.m. on that day. What follows is a series of vignettes depicting various people's reactions (or lack thereof) to the announcement.
Cast
Alberto Sordi
Merchant of children
Vittorio Gassman
Cimino
Fernandel
The widower
Nino Manfredi
Waiter
Silvana Mangano
Signora Matteoni
Paolo Stoppa
Giorgio
Renato Rascel
Coppola
Jack Palance
Matteoni
Vittorio De Sica
Defense lawyer
Anouk Aimée
Giorgio's wife Irene
Lino Ventura
Giovanna's father
Melina Mercouri
Foreign lady
Ernest Borgnine
Pickpocket
Paul Demange
Miser in Paris
Jimmy Durante
The man with the large nose
Lamberto Maggiorani
Poor man
Akim Tamiroff
Play director
Elli Davis
The blonde
Georges Rivière
Gianni
Jaime de Mora y Aragón
l'ambasciatore
Mike Bongiorno
Self
Eleonora Brown
Giovanna
Elisa Cegani
la madre di Giovanna
Franco Franchi
disoccupato
Ciccio Ingrassia
disoccupato
Domenico Modugno
il cantante
Marisa Merlini
una madre
Andreina Pagnani
ospite in casa Matteoni
Giuseppe Ianigro
la personalità
Alberto Bonucci
ospite in casa Matteoni
Sergio Jossa
Luca
Lilli Lembo
annunciatrice Tv
Maria Pia Casilio
cameriera
Mario Abussi
Unknown
Giuseppe Porelli
l'accompagnatore delle personalità
Nando Angelini
Unknown
Edith Peters
Black Woman
Giacomo Furia
Unknown
Regina Bianchi
Unknown
Luigi Bonos
Unknown
Vittorio Bonos
Unknown
Ugo D'Alessio
un Pulcinella
Eugenio Maggi
Unknown
Teresa De Vita
Unknown
Pietro De Vico
venditore ambulante
Enzo Petito
Unknown
Gigi Reder
il pazzariello
Agostino Salvietti
Unknown
Carlo Taranto
un giudicato
Hilde Maria Renzi
Unknown
Mario Passante
Unknown
Nello Ascoli
Unknown
Alfredo Melidoni
Unknown
Pasquale Cennamo
Unknown
Nino Di Napoli
Unknown
Alberto Albani Barbieri
Unknown
Eliana De Sabata
Unknown
Alfio Vita
Unknown
Pilade Collaveri
Unknown
Salvatore Porcaro
Boy at the Window (uncredited)
Crew
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay, Story
Adriana Novelli
Editor
Marisa Letti
Assistant Editor
Gábor Pogány
Director of Photography
Luisa Alessandri
First Assistant Director
Franco Montemurro
First Assistant Director
Checco Rissone
First Assistant Director
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Alfredo De Laurentiis
Line Producer
Pasquale Romano
Production Design
Mario Capriotti
Camera Operator
Luciano Tonti
Assistant Camera
Giulia Mafai
Assistant Costume Designer
Elio Costanzi
Costume Design, Set Decoration
Anna Cristofani
Hairstylist
Gaspare Carboni
Makeup Artist
Biagio Fiorelli
Sound
Bruno Moreal
Sound
Giuseppe Metalli
Special Effects
Alessandro Cicognini
Original Music Composer
Carla Fierro
Script Supervisor
Pietro Bologna
Assistant Production Design
Aldo Bonifazi
Key Grip
Luciano Marrocchi
Gaffer
Giorgio Morra
Unit Manager
Mario Abussi
Unit Manager
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Pilade Collaveri
Production Secretary
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