Near the end of World War II, two German deserters are put in an Allied prison camp. When Colonel von Bleicher — the rigid and militaristic commander of German POWs — learns about their desertion, he wants them court-martialed, even if the war has since ended. The uninterested Allied officers oblige him, and the two find themselves facing the firing squad on "the fifth day of peace".
| Directing | Giuliano Montaldo | Director |
| Writing | Andrea Barbato | Story |
| Production | Silvio Clementelli | Producer |
| Camera | Silvano Ippoliti | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Franco Fraticelli | Editor |
| Art | Željko Senečić | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maja Galasso | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lamberto Marini | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Vittorio Trentino | Sound |
| Sound | Alberto Bartolomei | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Giuliano Montaldo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ottavio Jemma | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lucio Battistrada | Screenplay |
| Directing | Stefano Rolla | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nikola Babić | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Vera Pescarolo | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Giorgio Russo | Production Manager |
| Camera | Enrico Sasso | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Renato Doria | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Mario Mazzoni | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Luciano Anzellotti | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Roberto Arcangeli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Quirino Fantauzzi | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Sergio Spila | Gaffer |
| Production | Felice D'Alisera | Line Producer |
| Art | Ezio Frigerio | Set Decoration |
