This slight skewering of the mindset of the Fascist era when Italy’s “White Telephone” films (conservative minded sophisticated comedy-dramas revolving around the bourgeoisie) were in vogue gives Agostina Belli her best role – an ambitious Venetian girl that goes from chambermaid to prostitute to singer to film-star to mistress of ‘Il Duce’! – for which she received a special David Di Donatello award, the Italian equivalent of the Oscar.
as Marcella Valmarin alias Alba Doris
as Roberto Trevisan
as Luciani
as Franz
as Gondrano Rossi
as Franco Denza
as Adelmo
as segretario di Marcella
as Bruno
as Mario
as la partigiana
as Benito Mussolini
as madre di Marcella
as Loretta Mari
as Bisanti
as Il partigiano occhialuto
as Scandiani
as La cameriera amica di Marcella
as il padre di Marcella
as il partigiano con la barba bianca
as Le prostitute in divisa da marinaio
as il padre di Mario
as Party guest (uncredited)
