"Count Fernando, called Didino, a shy and sexually repressed man, lives under the oedipal authority of countess Mafalda, his bloodsucking and over-controlling mother, until their family hires a new young maid that changes his life."
Paolo Villaggio
as Conte Fernando - Didino
Lila Kedrova
as Contessa Mafalda
Eleonora Giorgi
as Angela
Antonino Faà di Bruno
as Zio Alberto
Renato Chiantoni
as Anchise, domestico
Orchidea De Santis
as Jolanda, la Sposa
Guido Cerniglia
as Gianluca - Fernando's friend
Carmine Ferrara
as Andrea - Gianluca's friend
Enzo Spitaleri
as Fernando, lo Sposo
Jimmy il Fenomeno
as Peppe - Angela's brother
Vera Drudi
as Driade, domestica
Carla Mancini
as
Vittorio Fanfoni
Sergio Corbucci
Screenplay
Massimo Franciosa
Luciano Salce
Director
Rafael Azcona
Novel
Luis García Berlanga
Alexander Blonksteiner
Conductor
Fiorenzo Senese
Production Design
Costume Design
Amedeo Salfa
Editor
Aldo U. Passalacqua
Line Producer
Roberto Brega
Camera Operator
Edilio Rusconi
Producer
Giorgio Gentili
First Assistant Director
Attilio Viti
Unit Manager
Gianfranco Mecacci
Makeup Artist
Egle Guarino
Script Supervisor
Paolo Franceschi
Hairstylist
Mario Dallimonti
Sound
Rolando Pieri
Administration
Francesco Bellomo
Still Photographer
Francesco Vetrano
Production Secretary
Pietro Sassaroli
Pino Pennesi
Annamaria Roca
Assistant Editor
Angela Bordi
Gianfranco Pacella
Boom Operator
Giuliana Serano
Assistant Costume Designer
Claudio Cinini
Assistant Production Design
Nello Giorgetti
Assistant Set Decoration
Francesco Gagliardini
Assistant Camera
Luigi Barnardini
Franco Micalizzi
Original Music Composer
Erico Menczer
Director of Photography