The real story of the partisan Silvio Corbari (Giuliano Gemma). Silvio forms a band of partisans in Northern Italy, completely independent from the Italian organized resistance (CLN). Ines (Tina Aumont), leaves her husband to join the band and becomes Silvio's lover. Silvio seems to suceed in creating a free-zone, his personal republic, independent from Nazi-occupied Italy, in a little village called Tregnano.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Giuliano GemmaSilvio Corbari | Silvio Corbari |
 Tina AumontInes | Ines |
 Antonio PiovanelliAdriano Casadei | Adriano Casadei |
 Frank WolffUlianov | Ulianov |
 Alessandro HaberMichele | Michele |
| AAdolfo Lastrettidirettore del Corriere della notte | direttore del Corriere della notte |
 Emilio Bonucciabitante di Tregnano | abitante di Tregnano |
 Pier Giovanni Anchisitraditore di Cavriago | traditore di Cavriago |
| MMichael BergerNot listed | Not listed |
 Vittorio DuseMartino | Martino |
| RRaffaele TriggiaNot listed | Not listed |
 Bill VandersNot listed | Not listed |
| DDaniele Dublinotenente Alfredo Conti | tenente Alfredo Conti |
 Spiros FocásOrlandi | Orlandi |
 Renato Romanocomandante fascista | comandante fascista |