| Jacques Perrin | ... | Pietro, il fornaretto | |
| Michèle Morgan | ... | Princess Sofia | |
| Enrico Maria Salerno | ... | Lorenzo Barbo | |
| Sylva Koscina | ... | Clemenza, Barbo's Wife | |
| Stefania Sandrelli | ... | Anella | |
| Gastone Moschin | ... | Consigliere Garzone | |
| Fred Williams | ... | Alvise | |
| Ugo Attanasio | |||
| Rodolfo Lodi | |||
| Luigi Rama | |||
| Mario Brega | |||
| Jacques Stany | |||
| Mario Lombardini | |||
| Nino Persello | |||
| Renato Terra | |||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Massimo Ceccato | |||
| Antonio Cremonese | |||
| Radmilo Curcic | |||
| Frederick Hall | ... | Count Alvise Guoro | |
| Sima Janicijevic | |||
| Viktor Starcic | |||
| Rosaria Tornatore | |||
| Duccio Tessari | ... | Orazio (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Duccio Tessari | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Francesco Dall'Ongaro | novel | |
| Marcello Fondato | writer | |
| Duccio Tessari | writer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Armando Trovajoli | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Carlo Carlini | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Franco Fraticelli | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Luigi Scaccianoce | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Maria Baroni | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Giovanni Fabbri | .... | assistant director (as Ninni Fabbri) | |
| Renzo Ragazzi | .... | assistant director | |
| Lucio Romeo | .... | assistant director | |
Other crew | |||
| Mirta Guarnaschelli | .... | continuity | |
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It may not be a masterpiece but I find "Il Fornaretto di Venezia", a mix of thriller/romance/power and lust story set in 16th century Venice, to be one of those movies one likes to have at home and watch from time to time... Of course, you may find the props and costumes a bit 60esque (check the ladies' make-up and hairdos); some of the actors are a bit too emphatic; and the story would gain a lot if we would not get crap like "Il popolo ha innato il senso della giustizia" ("the people has an innate sense of justice", which, as history shows, is not quite true...). BUT on the whole the plot is good, concisely told, excellent music, some excellent acting too (check that young Jacques Perrin, too rarely seen in French cinema lately)... and Venice, as portrayed in the movie, ever so beautiful. It would be grand to have a newer version of it, with much of the original script, and a less moralistic and perhaps slightly more "daring" touch... I mean, we are talking about a story of love, lust, deceipt and power, so... what the hell, right?