Based on the events from the Italian civil war. In 1860's, a member of a guerrilla force captures a colonel from the opposing army and later leads one of the sides to victory.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Vittorio GassmanO Caporale | O Caporale |
 Ernest BorgnineSante Carbone | Sante Carbone |
 Rosanna SchiaffinoMariantonia | Mariantonia |
 Katy JuradoAssunta Carbone | Assunta Carbone |
 Philippe LeroyO Zelluso | O Zelluso |
 Mario FelicianiDon Ramiro | Don Ramiro |
 Bernard BlierColonelo Breviglieri | Colonelo Breviglieri |
 Akim TamiroffO Zingaro | O Zingaro |
 Micheline PresleLa marchesa | La marchesa |
 Donato CastellanetaO Chiattone | O Chiattone |
 Carlo Giuffrètenente | tenente |
 Carlo PisacaneFiluccio | Filuccio |
 Dario MichaelisNot listed | Not listed |
 Ignazio BalsamoLo sfregiato | Lo sfregiato |
 Renato TerraNot listed | Not listed |
 Guido CelanoMuso 'e cane | Muso 'e cane |
| CCarlo Taranto'O Scaraffone | 'O Scaraffone |
| AAlfonso MathisNot listed | Not listed |
 Amedeo GirardiScannamorti | Scannamorti |