"A former Fascist takes his son and escapes across the border into France, where he tries to avoid being recognized and having to pay for his wartime crimes."
Folco Lulli
as Riccardo Torre
Enrico Olivieri
as Fabrizio Torre
Cesare Olivieri
as Il rettore
Gianni Dufour
as Il Tunisino
Pietro Germi
as Tembien
Mario Vercellone
as Gino
Rosi Mirafiore
as Pierina
Gino Apostolo
as Il brigadiere
Mario Soldati
as Stiffi (uncredited)
Gianni Luda
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
Agostino Richelmy
Second Assistant Director
Lauro Venturi
Carlo Musso
Story
Armando Nannuzzi
Camera Operator
Domenico Scala
Director of Photography
Paolo Heusch
Script Supervisor
Francesco Solitario
Key Grip
Ennio Flaiano
Screenplay
Mario Amari
Sound
Piero Gherardi
Production Design
Raffaele Del Monte
Bruno Todini
Production Manager
Emilio Cecchi
Co-Writer
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Giuliano Laurenti
Makeup Artist
Cesare Pavese
Marino Girolami
Mario Bonfantini
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Director
Costume Design
Mario Bonotti
Editor
Silvio Clementelli
Unit Manager
Clemente Fracassi
Line Producer