Valeria, young secretary of a producer, lives with an eccentric mother and secretly writes for a successful screenwriter, Alessandro. One day, she receives an unusual present from a stranger: it’s the plot of a movie about the mysterious but really-happened theft of a famous Caravaggio’s painting.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Micaela RamazzottiValeria Tramonti | Valeria Tramonti |
 Renato CarpentieriAlberto Rak | Alberto Rak |
 Laura MoranteAmalia Roberti | Amalia Roberti |
 Jerzy SkolimowskiJerzy Kunze | Jerzy Kunze |
 Antonio CataniaMassimo Vitelli | Massimo Vitelli |
 Marco FoschiRiccardo | Riccardo |
 Martina PensaIrene | Irene |
 Renato ScarpaArturo Onofri | Arturo Onofri |
| SSilvia CalderoniRomeo Agate | Romeo Agate |
 Gaetano BrunoDiego Spadafora | Diego Spadafora |
 Alessandro GassmannAlessandro Pes | Alessandro Pes |
 Giovanni MartoranaMario | Mario |
 Filippo LunaSeminerio | Seminerio |
 Paolo GraziosiNemi | Nemi |
 Michele Di MauroAugusto Trezzi | Augusto Trezzi |
 Emanuele SalcePresidente del Consiglio | Presidente del Consiglio |
 Vincenzo PirrottaUn mafioso | Un mafioso |
| AAllan Caister PearceJohn Morris | John Morris |
 Lollo FrancoUn mafioso | Un mafioso |
| Filippo LunaGiornalista Inglese | Giornalista Inglese |