"Vanina Vanini, a bored, spoiled Roman countess, falls in love with a dedicated young patriot who is in Rome to assassinate a traitor to the brotherhood of the Carboneria."
Sandra Milo
as Vanina Vanini
Laurent Terzieff
as Pietro Missirilli
Martine Carol
as Contessa Vitelleschi
Paolo Stoppa
as Asdrubale Vanini
Isabelle Corey
as Clelia
Nerio Bernardi
as cardinal Savelli
Leonardo Botta
as confessore di Vanina
Olimpia Cavalli
as serva dell'albergo
Nando Cicero
as Saverio Pontini
Enrico Glori
as cardinale
Evar Maran
as cardinal Rivarola
Antonio Pierfederici
as principe Livio Savelli
Carlo Tamberlani
as monsignor Benini
Jean Gruault
as castrato
Mimmo Poli
as boia
Roberto Rossellini
Director
Screenplay
Antonello Trombadori
Diego Fabbri
Monique Lange
Franco Solinas
Writer
Stendhal
Novel
Luigi Scaccianoce
Production Design
Danilo Donati
Costume Design
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Riccardo Domenici
Daniele Alabiso
Moris Ergas
Producer
Renzo Rossellini
Original Music Composer
Luciano Trasatti
Director of Photography