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.

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Cast

Rod Steiger

Mussolini

Lisa Gastoni

Claretta Petacci

Franco Nero

Walter Audisio

Henry Fonda

Kardinal Schuster

Lino Capolicchio

Pedro

Massimo Sarchielli

Alessandro Pavolini

Andrea Aureli

Francesco Maria Barracu

Rodolfo Dal Pra

Rodolfo Graziani

Giacomo Rossi Stuart

Jack Donati

Giuseppe Addobbati

Raffaele Cadorna

Rod Steiger — Mussolini

Rodney Stephen "Rod" Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was a European-American actor known for his performances in such films as In the Heat of the Night, Oklahoma!, Waterloo, The Pawnbroker, On the Waterfront, The Harder They Fall, Doctor Zhivago, and Jesus of Nazareth.

Lisa Gastoni — Claretta Petacci

Lisa Gastoni is an Italian film actress.

Franco Nero — Walter Audisio

Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born November 23, 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor, producer, and director. His breakthrough role was as the title character in the Spaghetti Western film Django (1966), which made him a pop culture icon and launched an international career that includes over 200 leading and supporting roles in a wide variety of films and televi