A family man travelling for work, Paolo Bianchi, meets on a train a lonely girl, Maria. He sees her again on a bus and she reveals him that she's in troubles: she's pregnant, her baby's father has left her and she doesn't know how to tell to her parents that she's not married. She asks Paolo to play the role of her husband and he accepts....
Paolo Bianchi

Maria

Antonio

Pasquale

sor Luca

The nervous traveler

The delivery boy on the bus
sora Lisa
Clara Bianchi

The grocer from Campolo

The farmer on the bus

The teacher on the bus

Signora Clelia
northerner
Antonio - the stationmaster

Nonno Matteo

Magnaschi - the pharmaceutical representative

Francesco - the wanderer
The conductor on the train

The trumpet player

A traveler
Anna - The servant

Giovanni - the gas station attendant