Roberto Benigni
Role: Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Herbert Lom
Role: Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus
Claudia Cardinale
Role: Maria Gambrelli
Debrah Farentino
Role: Princess Yasmin
Jennifer Edwards
Role: Yussa
Robert Davi
Role: Hans Zarba
Mark Schneider
Role: Arnon
Kenny Spalding
Role: Garth
Anton Rodgers
Role: Police Chief Charles Lazar
Burt Kwouk
Role: Cato Fong
Graham Stark
Role: Professor Auguste Balls
Oliver Cotton
Role: King Haroak
Aharon Ipalé
Role: Gen. Jaffar
Natasha Pavlovich
Role: Rima
Henry Goodman
Role: Andre (anchorman)
Dermot Crowley
Role: Sergeant Francois Duval
Herb Tanney
Role: Jean Claude (as Sputare Tanney)
Liz Smith
Role: Marta Balls
Selva Rasalingam
Role: Customs official (as Sylvestre Tobias)
Nadim Sawalha
Role: Lugash agent
Jon Paul Morgan
Role: Col. Al-Durai
Andrew Hawkins
Role: French agent
Mozaffar Shafeie
Role: Omar
Arnold Yarrow
Role: Uncle Idris
Jacinta Mulcahy
Role: Louise Chauvin
Steven Crossley
Role: Reporter
Babette Barat
Role: Female reporter (as Elisabeth Barat)
Bill Wallis
Role: President
John H. Francis
Role: Yacht captain (as John Francis)
Simon De Selva
Role: Co-pilot
Ahmed Khalil
Role: Otter pilot
Sheila Hyde
Role: Wafiyyah
Tony Kirwood
Role: Marcel Langois (scenes deleted)
Elizabeth Banks
Role: Nurse
Nicoletta Braschi
Role: Jacqueline Gambrelli
Tony Adams
Role: Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Henry Mancini
Role: Self (uncredited)
Bobby McFerrin
Role: Self (uncredited)