Pasquale takes all of his 12 children and runs away from Monza, looking for a house of a wealthy and generous awning. Having met on the way impoverished peasant, Pasquale takes him also, having granted the rank of "Half-Monk" and thus having gained rustic, but a reliable friend.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 TotòPasquale Cicciacalda / Don Manuel | Pasquale Cicciacalda / Don Manuel |
 Nino TarantoMarchese Egidio de Lattanzis | Marchese Egidio de Lattanzis |
 Erminio MacarioMamozio | Mamozio |
 Lisa GastoniFiorenza, marchesa del Giglio | Fiorenza, marchesa del Giglio |
 Adriano CelentanoUn falso frate | Un falso frate |
 Don BackyUn falso frate | Un falso frate |
 Giacomo FuriaCecco, un bravo | Cecco, un bravo |
 Moira OrfeiSuor Virginia, la monaca di Monza | Suor Virginia, la monaca di Monza |
 Fiorenzo FiorentiniNot listed | Not listed |
 Dany ParísNot listed | Not listed |
 Mario CastellaniNot listed | Not listed |
 María BadmajewNot listed | Not listed |
 Clara BindiNot listed | Not listed |
 Carlo Delle PianeNot listed | Not listed |
 Tina GlorianiNot listed | Not listed |
| RRoberto PaolettiNot listed | Not listed |
| MMiranda PoggiNot listed | Not listed |
 Mimmo PoliNot listed | Not listed |
 Franco ResselNot listed | Not listed |
 Renato TerraNot listed | Not listed |