Robert De Niro as Alfredo Berlinghieri

Gérard Depardieu as Olmo Dalcò

Dominique Sanda as Ada Fiestri Paulhan

Stefania Sandrelli as Anita Foschi

Donald Sutherland as Attila Mellanchini

Burt Lancaster as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder

Francesca Bertini as Sister Desolata

Laura Betti as Regina

Werner Bruhns as Ottavio Berlinghieri

Stefania Casini as Neve

Sterling Hayden as Leo Dalcò

Anna Henkel-Grönemeyer as Anita the Younger

Ellen Schwiers as Amelia

Alida Valli as Signora Pioppi

Romolo Valli as Giovanni Berlinghieri

Bianca Magliacca as Peasant Woman

Giacomo Rizzo as Rigoletto

Pippo Campanini as Don Tarcisio

Paolo Pavesi as Alfredo (niño)

Roberto Maccanti as Olmo (niño)

Antonio Piovanelli as Turo Dalcò

Paulo Branco as Orso Dalcò

Liù Bosisio as Nella Dalcò

Maria Monti as Rosina Dalcò

Anna Maria Gherardi as Eleonora

Demesio Lusardi as Montanaro

Pietro Longari Ponzoni as Pioppi

Angelo Pellegrino as Tailor

José Quaglio as Aranzini

Clara Colosimo as Woman who accuses Olmo

Mario Meniconi as

Carlotta Barilli as Peasant

Odoardo Dall'aglio as Oreste Dalcò

Piero Vida as Baroni

Vittorio Fanfoni as Fascist

Alessandro Bosio as Fascist

Sergio Serafini as Young Fascist

Patrizia De Clara as Stella

Edda Ferronao as Stella's Daughter

Winni Riva as Parisian Peasant

Fabio Garriba as Peasant at Attila's execution

Nazzareno Natale as Peasant at Attila's execution

Katerina Kosak as Parisian Peasant

Kadrolsha Ona Carole as Vagabond (uncredited)

Francesco D'Adda as Soldier on Train (uncredited)

Allen Midgette as Vagabond (uncredited)

Salvator Mureddu as Chief of the King's Guards (uncredited)

Mimmo Poli as Fascist (uncredited)

Tiziana Senatore as Regina as a Child (uncredited)