In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. Peace and camaraderie abound until the ship is descended upon by an Austrian flagship. The Serbians are forced to board it, but naturally they resist, igniting a skirmish that ends in destruction.
Freddie Jones
as Orlando
Barbara Jefford
as Ildebranda Cuffari
Victor Poletti
as Aureliano Fuciletto
Fred Williams
as Sabatino Lepori
Peter Cellier
as Sir Reginald J. Dongby
Elisa Mainardi
as Teresa Valegnani
Norma West
as Lady Violet Dongby Albertini
Paolo Paoloni
as Il Maestro Albertini
Pina Bausch
as Principessa Lherimia
Maurice Barrier
as Ziolev
Janet Suzman
as Edmea Tutua
Sarah-Jane Varley
as Dorotea
