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.
Cast
Silvana Mangano
Teresa (segment "Teresa")
Sophia Loren
Sofia (segment Pizza on Credit)
Eduardo De Filippo
Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
Paolo Stoppa
Don Peppino, the widower (segment Pizza on Credit)
Erno Crisa
Don Nicola (segment "Teresa")
Totò
Don Saverio Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Lianella Carell
Carolina Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Giacomo Furia
Rosario, Sofia's husband (segment Pizza on Credit)
Tina Pica
Old woman (segment "Il professore")
Alberto Farnese
Alfredo, Sofia's lover (segment Pizza on a Credit)
Tecla Scarano
Don Peppino's friend (segment Pizza on a Credit)
Pasquale Cennamo
Don Carmine Savarone (segment "Il guappo")
Agostino Salvietti
Gennaro Esposito (segment "Il guappo")
Pasquale Tartaro
Cafiero (segment Pizza on Credit)
Teresa De Vita
La madre (segment "Funeralino")
Vittorio De Sica
Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")
Pierino Bilancioni
Il piccolo Gennarino (segment "I giocatori")
Lars Borgström
Federico - the Doorkeeper (segment "I giocatori")
Mario Passante
Giovanni - the Butler (segment "I giocatori")
Ubaldo Maestri
Don Ubaldo (segment "Teresa")
Nino Imparato
Gennaro (segment "Il professore")
Gianni Crosio
Alfonso Maria di Sant'Agata dei Fornai (segment "Il professore")
Roberto De Simone
Umberto Scognamiglio (segment Pizza on Credit) (uncredited)
Rosetta Dei
(segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
Irene Montaldo
La contessa B. (segment "I giocatori") (uncredited)
Gigi Reder
Don Peppino's friend (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
Nino Vingelli
Guappo (segment "Il guappo") (uncredited)
Crew
Vittorio De Sica
Director, Screenplay
Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay
Giuseppe Marotta
Screenplay, Novel
Eraldo Da Roma
Editor
Marcella Benvenuti
Assistant Editor
Carlo Montuori
Director of Photography
Luisa Alessandri
First Assistant Director
Franco Montemurro
First Assistant Director
Marcello Girosi
Executive Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Gastone Medin
Production Design
Goffredo Bellisario
Camera Operator
Pia Marchesi
Costume Design
Aldo Calpini
Sound
Biagio Fiorelli
Sound
Bruno Moreal
Sound
Alessandro Cicognini
Original Music Composer
Ferdinando Ruffo
Set Decoration
Franca Carotenuto
Script Supervisor
Nino Misiano
Production Manager
Roberto Moretti
Unit Manager
Giuseppe Barbaro
Administration
Elmo De Sica
Production Secretary
Mario Abussi
Production Secretary
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