"Two American sailors, Fiorello and Jimmy are slugged while sight-seeing in Rome and, together, they dream they are back in Rome in the days of Nero."
Walter Chiari
as Fiorello Capone
Silvana Pampanini
as Empress Poppea
Carlo Campanini
as Jimmy Gargiulo
Jackie Frost
as Licia
Gino Cervi
as Nero
Gildo Bocci
as
Rocco D'Assunta
as Pannunzia, the Prefect
Giulio Donnini
as Tigellinus
Enzo Fiermonte
as Gladiator
Richard McNamara
Alda Mangini
as Sophonisba, the Sorceress
John Myhers
Piero Palermini
as Marcus
Umberto Sacripante
as Venditore di ricordi
Ugo Sasso
as Muzio
Mario Siletti
as Seneca
Bruno Smith
as Slave-trader
Michael Tor
as A consul
Pietro Tordi
as Gladiator of Gaul
Henri Vidon
Alba Arnova
as Dancer
Sandro Bianchi
Rosario Borelli
as Tullio
Pietro Capanna
Giacomo Furia
as Harbinger
Felice Minotti
as A Christian
Franco Pesce
Pasquale Fasciano
as Thief #1 (uncredited)
Angelo Dessy
as A smuggler
Steno
Story
Mario Monicelli
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Cesare Olivieri
First Assistant Director
Fernando Cinquini
Production Supervisor
Anna Davini
Augusto Vivani
Production Secretary
Guido Fiorini
Production Design
Amerigo Paiolo
Camera Operator
Amato Garbini
Makeup Artist
Teresa Petitti
Hairstylist
Mario Bartolomei
Sound
Francesco Alessi
Still Photographer
Mario Soldati
Director
Niccolò Theodoli
Producer
Mario Montuori
Director of Photography
Lewis E. Ciannelli
Screenplay
Sandro Continenza
Agenore Incrocci
Furio Scarpelli
Mario Nascimbene
Original Music Composer
Roberto Cinquini
Editor
Dario Cecchi
Costume Design