A factory worker in the south of Italy, frustrated by work and marriage, withdraws into nature, but in the search for love and human warmth he ends up "on the dog" in the sense of the word.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Alessandro HaberTommaso | Tommaso |
| MMarisa EugeniTommaso's wife | Tommaso's wife |
| TTristano GarganoTommaso's son | Tommaso's son |
| TTeodosio BarresiTommaso's father | Tommaso's father |
| AAntonella PorfidoProstitute | Prostitute |
| RRaffaello ScolanacchiaTommaso's friend | Tommaso's friend |
| CCaterina FirinuNot listed | Not listed |
| MMario ManciniNot listed | Not listed |