Claudio Scanna is a private in the Italian army: during his first night in a new military base he gets in a fight with senior recruits. Lieutenant Fili, Claudio's commanding officer, is denied a promotion because his superiors discover he was absent without justification during the night of the fight. Fili blames Claudio and vows to make his remaining months in the service a living hell...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Claudio AmendolaClaudio | Claudio |
 Massimo DapportoTenente Fili | Tenente Fili |
 Ivo GarraniColonnello | Colonnello |
 Claudio BotossoAdalberto Romani "il dottore" | Adalberto Romani "il dottore" |
 Alessandro BenvenutiBuzzi | Buzzi |
 Agostina BelliAnna | Anna |
 Ugo ContiSergente Gallo | Sergente Gallo |
 Manlio DovìSalvatore Sciaffa | Salvatore Sciaffa |
 Pietro GhislandiDario Del Grillo | Dario Del Grillo |
 Ernesto LamaAntonio Esposito | Antonio Esposito |
| RRoberto CavosiAlvise Marasca | Alvise Marasca |
| AAngelo CabidduAngelo Cabiddu | Angelo Cabiddu |
 Enrico Papatenente De Lorenzo | tenente De Lorenzo |
 Antonella PonzianiAnnina, fidanzata di Claudio Scanna | Annina, fidanzata di Claudio Scanna |
| CCristina GentileLuisa | Luisa |
 Alessandro Cavalieriil "ternano puro" | il "ternano puro" |
 Antonino IuorioMarini | Marini |
 Giovanni PellegrinoArcuti | Arcuti |
 Sergio Di Pintoinfermiere | infermiere |
| TTommy Givogreatleta | atleta |
 Sandro Ghianicaporale Porcu | caporale Porcu |