A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
as Alfredo
as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)
as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)
as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)
as Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)
as Maria Di Vita (young)
as Maria Di Vita (aged)
as Spaccafico
as Anna
as Ignazio, usher
as Elena Mendola (adult) (in Director's cut) (uncredited)
as Father Adelfio
as Fabbro, blacksmith
as Village idiot
as Lia
as Peppino's Father
as Projectionist (uncredited)