"Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors."
Burt Lancaster
as Dardo Bartoli
Virginia Mayo
as Anne de Hesse
Robert Douglas
as Marchese Alessandro de Granazia
Aline MacMahon
as Nonna Bartoli
Frank Allenby
as Count 'The Hawk' Ulrich
Nick Cravat
as Piccolo
Lynn Baggett
as Francesca
Gordon Gebert
as Rudi Bartoli, Dardo's Son
Norman Lloyd
as Apollo, the Troubador
Victor Kilian
as Apothecary Mazzoni
Francis Pierlot
as Papa Pietro
Robin Hughes
as Skinner
Paul Baxley
as Guard (uncredited)
Leon Belasco
as Arturo of Milan / Players' Impressario / Court Announcer (uncredited)
Ray Beltram
as Townsman (uncredited)
Richard Brehm
as Outlaw (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Sue Casey
as Angela (uncredited)
Albert Cavens
Jess Cavin
Roydon Clark
Bud Cokes
Tex Cooper
Ben Corbett
Victor Cox
Richard Danwill
as Bear (uncredited)
James Dime
George Dockstader
Yvonne Doughty
as Peasant Wench (uncredited)
John Epper
Richard Farnsworth
John George
Matt Gillman
Duke Green
Sam Harris
as Hessian Noble (uncredited)
Al Haskell
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower
Charles Horvath
Clyde Hudkins Jr.
Dick Hudkins
Whitey Hughes
Leroy Johnson
Billy Jones
Eddie Juaregui
Pete Kellett
Fred Kelsey
Fred Kennedy
Jack Kenny
Stubby Kruger
Walt La Rue
Ethan Laidlaw
Norman Leavitt
as Tied Up Palace Guard (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron
Carey Loftin
James Magill
Mickey McCardle
as Guard / Outlaw (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
Philo McCullough
Frank McGrath
Frank McMahon
Kansas Moehring
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Jack Mower
Artie Ortego
Eddie Parker
Gil Perkins
Joe Phillips
Walter Pietila
Phillip Pine
as One of Dardo's Band (uncredited)
John Roy
Alex Sharp
Clint Sharp
Jimmy Shaw
Joe Smith
Tom Smith
Cap Somers
Ray Spiker
Glen Thompson
Louis Tomei
Jack Tornek
Don Turner
as Hessian Officer (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Philip Van Zandt
Sailor Vincent
Bill Williams
Terry Wilson
Harry Woolman
Al Wyatt Sr.
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Waldo Salt
Writer
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Alan Crosland, Jr.
Editor
Jacques Tourneur
Director
Murray Cutter
Orchestrator
Frank Ross
Producer
Francis J. Scheid
Sound
Harold Hecht
Edward Carrere
Art Direction
Lyle B. Reifsnider
Set Decoration
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Marjorie Best
Costume Design
Bob Herron
Stunts
Allen Pomeroy