Elvio Battistini works as a ticket taker in the local cinema of the small town where he lives. He has a prosthesis in one leg, the result of an accident, but he tells anyone who will listen it is a war injury. Giuseppe Mondardini, is also an older man living alone in what was the splendid family home. When Elvio and Giuseppe meet, they hit it off immediately. A trip to a cooler area is in order, so Mordardini unveils his ancient automobile.
Alberto Sordi
Elvio Battistini
Bernard Blier
Giuseppe Mondardini
Andréa Ferréol
Germaine
Vittorio Caprioli
Riccardo
Alberto Sorrentino
Friend of Battistini
Elena Falgheri
Camilla
Nerina Montagnani
Old woman at the banquet
Charles Millot
Custodian of the aquifer plant
