Biting, sadistic satire punctuates this dark comedy about a feckless musician named Marcello Ferrari (Nino Manfredi) whose wife Giulia (Mariangela Melato) and kids are stolen away by the domineering, fascist madman Cesare (Eli Wallach).

Nino Manfredi
as Marcello Ferrari

Mariangela Melato
as Giulia

Eli Wallach
as Cesare

Mario Scaccia
as Salomone Fioravanti

Enzo Cannavale
as Lolò

Franco Scandurra
as Willy il maggiordomo

Graziano Giusti
as l'avvocato

Adriana Innocenti
as Iolanda Boccioni, moglie di Salomone

Ettore Manni
as Un amico di cesare

Cristina Gaïoni
as una prostituta