"The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides."
Robert De Niro
as Alfredo Berlinghieri
Gérard Depardieu
as Olmo Dalcò
Dominique Sanda
as Ada Fiestri Paulhan
Stefania Sandrelli
as Anita Foschi
Donald Sutherland
as Attila Mellanchini
Burt Lancaster
as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
Francesca Bertini
as Sister Desolata
Laura Betti
as Regina
Werner Bruhns
as Ottavio Berlinghieri
Stefania Casini
as Neve
Sterling Hayden
as Leo Dalcò
Anna Henkel-Grönemeyer
as Anita the Younger
Ellen Schwiers
as Amelia
Alida Valli
as Signora Pioppi
Romolo Valli
as Giovanni Berlinghieri
Bianca Magliacca
as Peasant Woman
Giacomo Rizzo
as Rigoletto
Pippo Campanini
as Don Tarcisio
Paolo Pavesi
as Alfredo (niño)
Roberto Maccanti
as Olmo (niño)
Antonio Piovanelli
as Turo Dalcò
Paulo Branco
as Orso Dalcò
Liù Bosisio
as Nella Dalcò
Maria Monti
as Rosina Dalcò
Anna Maria Gherardi
as Eleonora
Demesio Lusardi
as Montanaro
Pietro Longari Ponzoni
as Pioppi
Angelo Pellegrino
as Tailor
José Quaglio
as Aranzini
Clara Colosimo
as Woman who accuses Olmo
Mario Meniconi
as
Carlotta Barilli
as Peasant
Odoardo Dall'aglio
as Oreste Dalcò
Piero Vida
as Baroni
Vittorio Fanfoni
as Fascist
Alessandro Bosio
Sergio Serafini
as Young Fascist
Patrizia De Clara
as Stella
Edda Ferronao
as Stella's Daughter
Winni Riva
as Parisian Peasant
Fabio Garriba
as Peasant at Attila's execution
Nazzareno Natale
Katerina Kosak
Kadrolsha Ona Carole
as Vagabond (uncredited)
Francesco D'Adda
as Soldier on Train (uncredited)
Allen Midgette
Salvator Mureddu
as Chief of the King's Guards (uncredited)
Mimmo Poli
as Fascist (uncredited)
Tiziana Senatore
as Regina as a Child (uncredited)
Bernardo Bertolucci
Director
Ezio Frigerio
Art Direction
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Maria Paola Maino
Set Decoration
Franco Arcalli
Editor
Gitt Magrini
Costume Design
Alberto Grimaldi
Producer
Giuseppe Bertolucci
Writer
Roberto Arcangeli
Foley
Paolo De Andreis
Production Manager
Suzanne Durrenberger
Second Assistant Director
Peter Shepherd
Assistant Director
Giovanni Soldati
Claudio Taddei
Third Assistant Director
Fausto Ancillai
Sound Mixer
Fabrizio Sforza
Makeup Artist
Alessandro Biancani
Sound
Maurizio Trani
Augusto Marabelli
Production Supervisor
Production Design
Clare Peploe
Gilles Barberis
Giuseppe Banchelli
Gianni Quaranta
Paolo Borselli
Hairstylist
Jole Cecchini
Giannetto De Rossi
Key Makeup Artist
Claudio Maielli
Silvano Spoletini
Alessandro Mattei
Michael Billingsley
Sound Editor
Massimo Arcalli
Gabriele Polverosi
H.F. Di Mauro
Gianni Silvestri
Set Dresser
Foley Artist
Decio Trani
Boom Operator
Giuliano Maielli
Sound Recordist
Vittoria Guaita
Assistant Costume Designer
Elvio Sordoni
Assistant Editor
Chris Balton
Enzo Diliberto
Rosemarie Ruddies
Giuseppe Alberti
Assistant Camera
Alessandro Peticca
Gabriella Cristiani
Enzo Ocone
Continuity
Ugo De Rossi
Fernanda Indoni
Angelo Novi
Still Photographer
Mauro Marchetti