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.

Genres

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

Hoederer

Giovanni Visentin

Hugo

Anna Maria Gherardi

Olga

Giuliana De Sio

Jessica

Pietro Biondi

Louis

Omero Antonutti

Karsky

Massimo Foschi

Principe Paul

Giorgio Trestini

Slick

Vanni De Lucia

Frantz

Ezio Sancrotti

Léon

Giulio Bosetti

Narratore del riassunto (voice)