Saint Peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of Jesus to his own. The film's first half dramatizes the New Testament's "Acts": early fear, the renewal of Pentecost, Saul's conversion, the decision to baptize pagans, and the Apostles' dispersal. In the second half, an aged Peter goes to Rome to join Paul, arriving on the day of Paul's arrest. Paul's death brings a crisis to Rome's Christians and to Peter; lessons from Jesus's teachings guide his decision to stay. Events within the fictive household of Persius, a Roman aristocrat, capture the upheaval that Christian teachings bring to the Eternal City.
Omar Sharif
as San Pietro
Daniele Pecci
as San Paolo
Flavio Insinna
as Davide
Claudia Koll
as Anna
Lina Sastri
as Maria
Sydne Rome
as Fulvia
Philippe Leroy
as Gamaliele
Ettore Bassi
as Claudio
Johannes Brandrup
as Gesù
Fabrizio Bucci
as Giovanni
Milena Miconi
as Maddalena
Bianca Guaccero
as Silvia
