Nino Manfredi

Character: José Luis Rodríguez, el enterrador

Emma Penella

Character: Carmen, la hija de Amadeo

José Isbert

Character: Amadeo, el verdugo

José Luis López Vázquez

Character: Antonio Rodríguez, el hermano mayor de José Luis

Ángel Álvarez

Character: Álvarez, el enterrador

Guido Alberti

Character: Director de la prisión

Julia Caba Alba

Character: Mujer visitante de la obra nº 2

María Luisa Ponte

Character: Estefanía, esposa de Antonio

María Isbert

Character: Ignacia, esposa de Álvarez

Erasmo Pascual

Character: San Martín

Xan das Bolas

Character: Guarda de la obra

José Orjas

Character: Marqués

José María Prada

Character: Vigilante con botella de champán

Félix Fernández

Character: Organista

Antonio Ferrandis

Character: Funcionario de prisiones

Lola Gaos

Character: Mujer visitante de la obra nº 3

Santiago Ontañón

Character: Sr. Corcuera, el académico

Alfredo Landa

Character: Sacristán

José «Saza» Sazatornil

Character: Administrator

Agustín González

Character: Man who Fights in the Street 1

Goyo Lebrero

Character: Man who Fights in the Street 2

Sergio Mendizábal

Character: Marquis' Companion

Vicente Llosá

Character: Ministry of Labor Official

Chus Lampreave

Character: Visiting Woman of the Work

José Luis Coll

Character: Cantor

José María Cordero

Character:

Pedro Beltrán

Character: Prison Officer

Rafael Hernández

Character: Postman

Dolores García

Character:

Magdalena Mora

Character:

Enrique Pelayo

Character: Prison Warden

Enrique Tusquets

Character: Mr. Arbella

José Antón Rodríguez

Character:

Francisco Serrano

Character: Juan

Antonio P. Costafreda

Character: Waiter who Delivers Mattress

Agustín Zaragoza

Character: Shoeshine

Valentín Tornos

Character: Book Seller

Antonio Alfonso Vidal

Character: Prison Doctor

Lorenzo Nogueras

Character:

Emilio Alonso

Character: Widow's Father at Airport

Elena Santonja

Character: Girl at Book Fair

Emilio Laguna

Character: Customs Officer

Magda Maldonado

Character: Widow at Airport

Gonzalo Parra

Character:

Carmen Ripoll

Character:

Javier Escobar

Character:

Manuel Alexandre

Character: Condemned (uncredited)

Vicente Bañó

Character: (voice) (uncredited)

Elvira Quintillá

Character: (uncredited)