Underappreciated actor Jack Noah is on location in Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right-hand man makes Jack an offer he cannot refuse... to play the dictator. Jack's acting skills fool the masses but not close friends and employees of the dictator.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Richard DreyfussJack Noah | Jack Noah |
 Raúl JuliáRoberto Strausmann | Roberto Strausmann |
 Sonia BragaMadonna | Madonna |
 Jonathan WintersRalph | Ralph |
 Sammy Davis Jr.Self | Self |
 Michael GreeneClint | Clint |
 Polly HollidayMidge | Midge |
 Milton GonçalvesCarlo | Carlo |
 CharoMadame Loop | Madame Loop |
 Marianne SägebrechtMagda | Magda |
 Reinhard KolldehoffGunther | Gunther |
 Richard Russell RamosDieter Lopez | Dieter Lopez |
 José LewgoyArchbishop | Archbishop |
 Dann FlorekToby | Toby |
 Roger Aaron BrownDesmond | Desmond |
 Dana DelanyJenny | Jenny |
 Dick CavettSelf | Self |
| IIke PappasSelf | Self |
 Ed AsnerSelf | Self |
 Paul MazurskyMomma | Momma |
 Lorin Dreyfuss1st Dictator | 1st Dictator |
| JJohn C. BroderickDirector | Director |
 David CaleEdgar Low | Edgar Low |
 Reuven Bar-YotamMenachem Fein | Menachem Fein |
 Rod McCaryGordon Boyd | Gordon Boyd |
| LLora MilliganAlice | Alice |
| JJill MazurskyAssistant Director | Assistant Director |
| NNina FinemanCasting Secretary | Casting Secretary |
 Regina CaséClara | Clara |
 Bianca RossiniTilde | Tilde |