In rural Sicily, the fishermen live at the mercy of the greedy wholesalers. One family risks everything to buy their own boat and operate independently.
| Directing | Luchino Visconti | Director |
| Production | Anna Davini | Production Manager |
| Writing | Giovanni Verga | Novel |
| Camera | G.R. Aldo | Director of Photography |
| Production | Salvo D'Angelo | Producer |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
| Writing | Antonio Pietrangeli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Luchino Visconti | Screenplay |
| Camera | Gianni Di Venanzo | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Vittorio Trentino | Sound |
| Sound | Willy Ferrero | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Willy Ferrero | Conductor |
| Sound | Luchino Visconti | Music Coordinator |
| Camera | Paul Ronald | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Aiace Parolin | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Luchino Visconti | Producer |
| Directing | Francesco Rosi | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Franco Zeffirelli | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Demofilo Fidani | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Sound | Ovidio Del Grande | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Domenico Dubbini | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Nello Nutarelli | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Bruno Pasqualini | Gaffer |
| Sound | Willy Ferrero | Music Coordinator |
| Sound | Mario Ronchetti | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Renato Silvestri | Production Manager |
| Production | Claudio Forges Davanzati | Unit Manager |
| Writing | Luchino Visconti | Story |
