Colonels, majors, lieutenants: all of them live in the same building. Some of them have a wife or children or none, but everyone has his orderly. Major Penna is harassed by Osvaldo's mother. Lt. Martucci gets involved in the love affair between Antonio, his orderly, and Lauretta.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Vittorio De SicaColonnello Filippo Bitossi | Colonnello Filippo Bitossi |
 Renato RascelRemigio De Acutis | Remigio De Acutis |
 Dorian GrayLauretta | Lauretta |
 Gino CerviMaggiore Penna | Maggiore Penna |
 Didi PeregoValeria Bitossi | Valeria Bitossi |
 Andreina PagnaniMadre di Osvaldo | Madre di Osvaldo |
 Luigi PaveseColonnello Terenzi | Colonnello Terenzi |
 Lelio LuttazziTenente Marchetti | Tenente Marchetti |
 Vicky LudovisiNunziatina | Nunziatina |
 Vittorio CongiaDomenico Damiani | Domenico Damiani |
| MMarcello PaoliniNot listed | Not listed |
 Franco GiacobiniNot listed | Not listed |
| IIrene AloisiNot listed | Not listed |
 Corrado AnnicelliNot listed | Not listed |
| MMonica BergerNot listed | Not listed |
 Ciccio BarbiNot listed | Not listed |
 Olimpia CavalliNot listed | Not listed |
| PPaolo FratiniNot listed | Not listed |
| GGina MattaroloNot listed | Not listed |
 Stelvio RosiNot listed | Not listed |