"A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident."
Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Marcello Clerici
Stefania Sandrelli
as Giulia
Gastone Moschin
as Manganiello
Dominique Sanda
as Anna Quadri
Enzo Tarascio
as Professor Quadri
Fosco Giachetti
as The Colonel
José Quaglio
as Italo Montanari
Yvonne Sanson
as Giulia's Mother
Milly
as Marcello's Mother
Antonio Maestri
as Confessor
Alessandro Haber
as Drunk Blind Man
Luciano Rossi
as Blind Blond
Massimo Sarchielli
as Blind Man
Pierangelo Civera
as Franz
Giuseppe Addobbati
as Marcello's Father
Christian Aligny
as Raoul
Carlo Gaddi
as Hired Killer
Umberto Silvestri
Furio Pellerani
Luigi Antonio Guerra
as
Orso Maria Guerrini
Pasquale Fortunato
as Young Marcello
Pierre Clémenti
as Pasqualino 'Lino' Semirama
Sergio Graziani
as Marcello Clerici (voice)
Rita Savagnone
as Anna (voice)
Arturo Dominici
as The Colonel (voice)
Giuseppe Rinaldi
as Italo (voice)
Lydia Simoneschi
as Giulia's Mother (voice)
Gianni Amico
as Pupil Prof. Quadri (uncredited)
Joel Barcellos
Christian Belaygue
as Gipsy (uncredited)
Benedetto Benedetti
as Minister (uncredited)
Claudio Cappeli
as Hired Killer (uncredited)
Romano Costa
as Man Opening the Door (uncredited)
Marilyn Goldin
as Flower Seller (uncredited)
Marta Lado
as Marcello's Daughter (uncredited)
Giorgio Pelloni
Filippo Perego
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Gino Vagniluca
as Secretary (uncredited)
Bernardo Bertolucci
Director
Giovanni Bertolucci
Executive Producer
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Franco Arcalli
Editor
Alberto Moravia
Novel
Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Art Direction
Henri Michaud
Co-Producer
Maria Paola Maino
Set Decoration
Giuliana Bettoja
Post Production Supervisor
Serge Lebeau
Production Manager
Aldo U. Passalacqua
Production Supervisor
Nedo Azzini
Assistant Art Director
Philippe Turlure
Assistant Set Decoration
Sergio Basili
Foley Artist
Alberico Novelli
Electrician
Conductor
Production Design
Gitt Magrini
Costume Design
Rosa Luciani
Hairstylist
Franco Corridoni
Makeup Artist
Mario Dallimonti
Sound
Enrico Umetelli
Camera Operator
Flavia Sante Vanin
Script Supervisor
Giancarlo Venarucci
First Assistant Editor
Guido Giorgucci
Franco Bassi
Sound Mixer
Paolo Finocchi
Assistant Director
Aldo Lado
First Assistant Director
Alain Bonnot
Giuseppe Alberti
Assistant Camera
Nicola Venditti
Unit Manager
Mario Cotone
Attilio Viti
Production Secretary
Loredana Pagliaro
Pietro Sassaroli
Administration
Piero Cicoletti
Assistant Costume Designer
Osvaldo Desideri
Carlo Broglio
Assistant Editor
Vincenzo Di Santo
Maurizio Lodi-Fè
Presenter
Producer
Screenplay
Angelo Novi
Still Photographer
Mauro Marchetti