
Gino Bardi is a centre-forward in a football team which is about to be relegated to the second division. Just before a very important match a girl he has a relationship with proposes him to rig it. He refuses the offer but he actually begins playing like an amateur and the crowd begin to smell something fishy going on.

Raf Vallone
Gino Bardi

Cosetta Greco
Mara

Marcello Mastroianni
Carlo Vagnetti

Paolo Stoppa
Piero

Franco Interlenghi
Marini

Enrico Viarisio
Cerchio

Marisa Merlini
Lucy

Guglielmo Barnabò
The President of the football club

Elena Varzi
Mariolina

Sandro Ruffini
The Doctor

Ada Dondini
Aunt Carolina

Franca Tamantini
Annetta

Erno Crisa
Stefan

Galeazzo Benti
Berti, il corteggiatore

Gianni Cavalieri
Carlo
Guido Martufi
Lenticchia
Giovanna Scotto
madre di Bardi
Maria Pia Trepaoli
Ettore Jannetti

Lidia Zanussi
Piero's Wife (uncredited)
Mario Camerini
Franco Brusati, Lionello De Felice, Mario Camerini
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