"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)
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Carlo Musso
Story
Screenplay
Ennio Flaiano
Mario Bonfantini
Co-Writer
Emilio Cecchi
Cesare Pavese
Bruno Todini
Production Manager
Domenico Scala
Director of Photography
Armando Nannuzzi
Camera Operator
Marino Girolami
Second Assistant Director
Agostino Richelmy
Lauro Venturi
Piero Gherardi
Production Design
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Paolo Heusch
Script Supervisor
Giuliano Laurenti
Makeup Artist
Mario Amari
Sound
Raffaele Del Monte
Francesco Solitario
Key Grip
Director
Mario Bonotti
Editor
Costume Design
Clemente Fracassi
Line Producer
Silvio Clementelli
Unit Manager