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.
Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni as Hoederer
- Giovanni Visentin as Hugo
- Anna Maria Gherardi as Olga
- Giuliana De Sio as Jessica
- Pietro Biondi as Louis
- Omero Antonutti as Karsky
- Massimo Foschi as Principe Paul
- Bruno Pagni as Georges
- Giorgio Trestini as Slick
- Umberto Verdoni as Ivan