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
as Mussolini
Lisa Gastoni
as Claretta Petacci
Franco Nero
as Walter Audisio
Henry Fonda
as Kardinal Schuster
Lino Capolicchio
as Pedro
Massimo Sarchielli
as Alessandro Pavolini
Andrea Aureli
as Francesco Maria Barracu
Rodolfo Dal Pra
as Rodolfo Graziani
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
as Jack Donati
Giuseppe Addobbati
as Raffaele Cadorna
Umberto Raho
as Guido Leto
Bruno Corazzari
as Tenente Fritz Birzer