A theatre production of Yukio Mishima's play, filmed for Swedish television. It begins in France in 1772. Six Women, one of them Madame de Sade, discuss their views and feelings of the notorious sadist and sodomist Marquis de Sade.
| Writing | Ingmar Bergman | Writer |
| Directing | Ingmar Bergman | Director |
| Crew | Per Erik Wahlund | Translator |
| Writing | Yukio Mishima | Writer |
| Crew | Gunilla Lindberg-Wada | Translator |
| Art | Metter Möller | Production Design |
| Art | Charles Koroly | Production Design |
| Crew | Donya Feuer | Choreographer |
| Sound | Ingrid Yoda | Music |
| Editing | Sylvia Ingemarsson | Editor |
| Production | Måns Reuterswärd | Producer |
| Production | Katarina Sjöberg | Producer |
| Sound | Roland Engström | Sound |
| Sound | Curre Forsmark | Sound |
| Sound | Göran Örjeheim | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Britt Falkemo | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sofia Ranow | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maggie Strindberg | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helvi Treffner | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles Koroly | Costume Design |
| Camera | Per Norén | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Bo Johansson | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Raymond Wemmenlöv | Director of Photography |