Don Camillo (now bishop) and Peppone (now senator) return to the town of Brescello and rekindle their friendly rivalry.

Fernandel
as Don Camillo Tarocci

Gino Cervi
as Giuseppe "Peppone" Bottazzi

Gina Rovere
as Gisella Marasca

Leda Gloria
as Maria Botazzi, moglie di Peppone

Valeria Ciangottini
as Rosetta Grotti

Saro Urzì
as Brusco, il sindaco

Marco Tulli
as Lo smilzo

Emma Gramatica
as Desolina, la vecchia

Ruggero De Daninos
as Un monsignore

Andrea Checchi
as L'esponente comunista di Roma