A young woman from the Italian countryside experiences the dark side of the business after she moves to Rome to become a star.
Cast
Stefania Sandrelli
Adriana Astarelli
Mario Adorf
Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
Jean-Claude Brialy
Dario Marchionni
Joachim Fuchsberger
The Writer
Nino Manfredi
Cianfanna
Enrico Maria Salerno
Roberto
Ugo Tognazzi
Gigi Baggini
Karin Dor
Barbara
Franco Fabrizi
Paganelli
Turi Ferro
Il commissario
Robert Hoffmann
Antonio Marais
Franco Nero
Italo - The garage attendant
Véronique Vendell
Alice Stendhal
Franca Polesello
Maria - The usherette
Renato Terra
Man in the Caravan
Claudio Camaso
Adriana's First Boyfriend
Barbara Nelli
Usherette
Cesarino Miceli Picardi
The Owner of Hairdresser's
Solvi Stübing
Susan - the foreign girl
Rod Dana
TV Interviewer (uncredited)
Sandro Dori
Man at the Acting Lesson (uncredited)
Vittorio Duse
Guest at Paganelli's (uncredited)
Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman - in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Loretta Goggi
The Girl Receptionist at 'Calypso' (uncredited)
Gabriella Lepori
The Mother - Adriana's Neighbour (uncredited)
Tatyana Pavlova
The Acting Teacher (uncredited)
Paolo Pietrangeli
Guest at Paganelli's (uncredited)
Crew
Antonio Pietrangeli
Director, Screenplay, Story
Ruggero Maccari
Screenplay, Story
Ettore Scola
Screenplay, Story
Franco Fraticelli
Editor
Armando Nannuzzi
Director of Photography
Marcello Ugolini
First Assistant Director
Giovanni Fabbri
Second Assistant Director
Tony Tounsi
Second Assistant Director
Turi Vasile
Producer
Maurizio Chiari
Production Design, Costume Design
Nino Cristiani
Camera Operator
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Camera Operator
Margherita Ferroni
Assistant Costume Designer
Iolanda Conti
Hairstylist
Michele Trimarchi
Makeup Artist
Guido Nardone
Sound
Piero Piccioni
Original Music Composer
Bruno Cesari
Assistant Set Decoration
Giovanni Battista Poletto
Still Photographer
Giovanna De Santis
Script Supervisor
Francesco Bronzi
Assistant Production Design
Danilo Marciani
Production Manager
Lucio Trentini
Unit Manager
Michele Marsala
Unit Manager
