Exasperated by her husband Matteo, who lives with the nightmare of an imminent third world war, Virginia asks her brother Arturo for help. He decides to indulge the man's phobia by creating a fake newspaper announcing the outbreak of the conflict. The ploy works and Matteo seems to calm down, but the fear of the return of war reawakens fears and concerns in those around him that were thought to be buried.

Eduardo De Filippo
as Matteo Generoso

Luisa Conte
as Virginia Generoso

Maria Teresa Lauri
as Evelina

Carla Comaschi
as Maria

Carlo Giuffrè
as Arturo

Glauco Onorato
as Mariano Conforto

Clara Bindi
as Vera Di Lorenzo

Orazio Orlando
as Antonio

Maria D'Ajala
as Vincenza

Lando Buzzanca
as Il Brigadiere