Francesco, a young doctor, is appointed doctor to the imaginary village of Pianetta in the province of Avellino, but is immediately in competition with Don Antonio, a so-called "healer".
| Directing | Mario Monicelli | Director |
| Sound | Nino Rota | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Agenore Incrocci | Story |
| Writing | Furio Scarpelli | Story |
| Writing | Agenore Incrocci | Screenplay |
| Writing | Furio Scarpelli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ennio De Concini | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Luigi Emmanuele | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Mario Monicelli | Co-Writer |
| Camera | Luciano Trasatti | Director of Photography |
| Production | Romano Dandi | Production Manager |
| Art | Piero Gherardi | Production Design |
| Art | Piero Gherardi | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Gherardi | Costume Design |
| Editing | Otello Colangeli | Editor |
| Directing | Franco Rossetti | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Silvana Mangini Colizzi | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Franco Villa | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Giulio Tagliacozzo | Sound |
| Sound | Raffaele Del Monte | Sound |
| Production | Antonio Girasante | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Lucio Marcuzzo | Production Secretary |
| Production | Antonio Brant | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Pierluigi Praturlon | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giovanni Donelli | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renata Magnanti | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Fernanda Materni | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Guido Giambartolomei | Producer |
| Directing | Mario Maffei | First Assistant Director |