"Two American sailors, Fiorello and Jimmy are slugged while sight-seeing in Rome and, together, they dream they are back in Rome in the days of Nero."
Walter Chiari
as Fiorello Capone
Silvana Pampanini
as Empress Poppea
Carlo Campanini
as Jimmy Gargiulo
Jackie Frost
as Licia
Gino Cervi
as Nero
Gildo Bocci
as
Rocco D'Assunta
as Pannunzia, the Prefect
Giulio Donnini
as Tigellinus
Enzo Fiermonte
as Gladiator
Richard McNamara
Alda Mangini
as Sophonisba, the Sorceress
John Myhers
Piero Palermini
as Marcus
Umberto Sacripante
as Venditore di ricordi
Ugo Sasso
as Muzio
Mario Siletti
as Seneca
Bruno Smith
as Slave-trader
Michael Tor
as A consul
Pietro Tordi
as Gladiator of Gaul
Henri Vidon
Alba Arnova
as Dancer
Sandro Bianchi
Rosario Borelli
as Tullio
Pietro Capanna
Giacomo Furia
as Harbinger
Felice Minotti
as A Christian
Franco Pesce
Pasquale Fasciano
as Thief #1 (uncredited)
Angelo Dessy
as A smuggler
Anna Davini
Production Supervisor
Francesco Alessi
Still Photographer
Fernando Cinquini
Amerigo Paiolo
Camera Operator
Mario Monicelli
Story
Guido Fiorini
Production Design
Steno
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Augusto Vivani
Production Secretary
Amato Garbini
Makeup Artist
Mario Bartolomei
Sound
Teresa Petitti
Hairstylist
Cesare Olivieri
First Assistant Director
Niccolò Theodoli
Producer
Mario Soldati
Director
Mario Montuori
Director of Photography
Furio Scarpelli
Screenplay
Dario Cecchi
Costume Design
Agenore Incrocci
Mario Nascimbene
Original Music Composer
Roberto Cinquini
Editor
Sandro Continenza
Lewis E. Ciannelli