In Naples, a voice from the skies announces one morning that the final judgment will be at 6 p.m. on that day. What follows is a series of vignettes depicting various people's reactions (or lack thereof) to the announcement.
Alberto Sordi
Merchant of children
Vittorio Gassman
Cimino
Fernandel
The widower
Nino Manfredi
Waiter
Silvana Mangano
Signora Matteoni
Paolo Stoppa
Giorgio
Renato Rascel
Coppola
Jack Palance
Matteoni
Vittorio De Sica
Defense lawyer
Anouk Aimée
Giorgio's wife Irene
Lino Ventura
Giovanna's father
Melina Mercouri
Foreign lady
Ernest Borgnine
Pickpocket
Paul Demange
Miser in Paris
Jimmy Durante
The man with the large nose