In 1945, the dictator of fascist Italy and Hitler's close ally Benito Mussolini faces defeat. In a desperate attempt to avoid capture, he tries to flee the country with his lover Claretta Petacci, but Italian partisans are on their tail.
Rod Steiger | Mussolini |
Franco Nero | Walter Audisio |
Lisa Gastoni | Claretta Petacci |
Giacomo Rossi Stuart | Jack Donati |
Henry Fonda | Kardinal Schuster |
Lino Capolicchio | Pedro |
Massimo Sarchielli | Alessandro Pavolini |
Andrea Aureli | Francesco Maria Barracu |
Rodolfo Dal Pra | Rodolfo Graziani |
Giuseppe Addobbati | Raffaele Cadorna |
Umberto Raho | Guido Leto |
Bruno Corazzari | Tenente Fritz Birzer |