This film is very much a docudrama which portrays the difficulties of Italian life circa 1963 due to the absence of a divorce law. Five scenarios with different actors portray realistic situations where divorce is clearly warranted but, because marriage was strictly in the purview of the Catholic Church at that time, which strictly forbade divorce, these people are shown to suffer the consequences in their daily lives. Italy got its first civilian divorce law in 1970.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ugo TognazziVasco Timballo | Vasco Timballo |
 Annie GirardotMargherita | Margherita |
 Romolo ValliFrancesco | Francesco |
 Didi PeregoCaterina Rinaldi | Caterina Rinaldi |
 Scilla GabelWilma | Wilma |
 Gabriella GiorgelliLivia | Livia |
| RRenato NiccolaiNot listed | Not listed |
 Giuseppe Lo PrestiNot listed | Not listed |
 Enzo RobuttiNot listed | Not listed |
 Luigi ScavranNot listed | Not listed |
| GGianpaolo SerraNot listed | Not listed |
| LLeonello ZanchiNot listed | Not listed |
 Nando AngeliniNot listed | Not listed |
| CCarlo Maria BadiniNot listed | Not listed |
| AArmando BertuccioliNot listed | Not listed |
| EEmy EcoNot listed | Not listed |
 Franca LumachiNot listed | Not listed |
| AAlberto MasiniNot listed | Not listed |
| GGhilka MatteuzziNot listed | Not listed |
| MMariangela MatteuzziNot listed | Not listed |
| RRiccardo RicciNot listed | Not listed |
| FFleano SerraNot listed | Not listed |
| SSandro VignocchiNot listed | Not listed |
| IIsa CrescenziGiulia | Giulia |
 Marina MalfattiRosanna | Rosanna |