Overview

The story is set in Illyria, fictional central European country, towards the end of World War II. A young man infiltrates into the house of a left-wing politician as his secretary. By order of the Communist party, the young man has to kill the politician, who is suspected of a strategy of compromise with other parties.

Details

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

Giovanni Visentin

Anna Maria Gherardi

Giuliana De Sio

Pietro Biondi

Omero Antonutti

Massimo Foschi

Bruno Pagni

Giorgio Trestini

Umberto Verdoni