Niccolò Vivaldi is a cello player and he plays in Arena di Verona Orchestra. But he is not the first and neither the second cello. He is frustrated. Nobody can remember his face, nor his name. Niccolò is married to Costanza, who is really beautiful and he takes some pictures of her naked. Later he shows the pictures to a friend and so he feels better. He starts to write a comic opera called "Il merlo maschio" only to discover later he had written Rossini's "La gazza ladra". To maintain his self-esteem he can only show his wife...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Lando BuzzancaNiccolo Vivaldi | Niccolo Vivaldi |
 Laura AntonelliCostanza Vivaldi | Costanza Vivaldi |
 Lino ToffoloCavalmoretti | Cavalmoretti |
 Ferruccio De CeresaThe psychanalyst | The psychanalyst |
 Gianrico TedeschiOrchestra conductor | Orchestra conductor |
 Elsa VazzolerCostanza's mother | Costanza's mother |
 Gino CavalieriCostanza's father | Costanza's father |
| FFelicita FannyWhore | Whore |
 Edda FerronaoCostanza's relative | Costanza's relative |
 Corrado OlmiViolin teacher | Violin teacher |
 Aldo PuglisiChemist | Chemist |
| LLuciano BianciardiMazzacurati | Mazzacurati |
| AAdolfo BellettiNot listed | Not listed |
| FFranco BisazzaNot listed | Not listed |
| BBruno BoschettiNot listed | Not listed |
| AAlfredo PianoNot listed | Not listed |
 Enzo RobuttiNot listed | Not listed |
 Giuseppe TerranovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Pietro TordiNot listed | Not listed |
 Enzo SpitaleriNot listed | Not listed |
 Orazio StracuzziNot listed | Not listed |