Anthony Quinn
Zampanò
Giulietta Masina
Gelsomina
Richard Basehart
Il 'Matto'
Aldo Silvani
Il Signor Giraffa
Marcella Rovere
La Vedova
Pietro Ceccarelli
Bartender (uncredited)
Goffredo Unger
Man Restraining Zampano from Attacking (uncredited)
Nazzareno Zamperla
Man Restraining Zampano from Attacking (uncredited)
Lidia Venturini
La Suorina
Gustavo Giorgi
(uncredited)
Yami Kamadeva
Prostitute (uncredited)
Mario Passante
Waiter (uncredited)
Anna Primula
Gelsomina's Mother (uncredited)
Giovanna Galli
Prostitute (uncredited)
Lidia Venturini
La soeur
