In 1900 in Rome, the poor carpenter Francesco, by a twist of fate, is recognized component of a noble family in the process of decay. Francesco knows the cynical and ruthless Prince Torquato Terenzi, disappointed by life and progress, and also falls in love with the beautiful Duchess Elisa. When Prince Terenzi dies, Francesco realizes that he's not enriched for nothing with the inheritance, because the noble family is broke; so he enlistes himself for the war in Libya, but quickly returnes to Italy, disgusted by the atrocities of the fighting. His dream is to be a singer, and so he goes to America with the Duchess Elisa.
| Camera | Luigi Kuveiller | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Sergio Corbucci | Director |
| Production | Luciano De Feo | Producer |
| Sound | Armando Trovajoli | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Sergio Donati | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sergio Donati | Story |
| Writing | Luciano Vincenzoni | Story |
| Writing | Luciano Vincenzoni | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sergio Corbucci | Story |
| Writing | Sergio Corbucci | Screenplay |
| Writing | Massimo Franciosa | Story |
| Writing | Massimo Franciosa | Screenplay |
| Production | Carlo Valerio | Producer |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Editor |
| Art | Marco Dentici | Production Design |
| Directing | Mimmola Girosi | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clelia Gonsales | Costume Design |
| Production | Giuseppe Auriemma | Production Manager |
| Production | Gilberto Scarpellini | Unit Manager |
| Production | Antonio Gabrielli | Unit Manager |
| Production | Marco Valerio | Production Secretary |
| Production | Claudio Valerio | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Rita Agostini | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Maria Rosa Bologna | Administration |
| Production | Sergio Bologna | Administration |
| Camera | Ubaldo Terzano | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Antonio Annunziata | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Renato Palmieri | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Roberto Petrozzi | Sound |
| Sound | Armando Janota | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Carlo D'Alessandro | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Massimo Cataldo | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Valentina Curati | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Ferdinando Poggi | Master at Arms |
| Art | Enzo Eusepi | Set Decoration |
| Art | Giovanni Passanisi | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Patrizio Ronchi | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabrizio Sforza | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stefania Santinelli | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giancarlo Marin | Hairstylist |
| Lighting | Sergio Coletta | Gaffer |
| Camera | Sergio Emidi | Key Grip |
| Camera | Antonio Benetti | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Danilo Moroni | Sound Mixer |