Count Anikoff, a Russian officer, challenges his best friend, Sergei, to a duel when he finds him courting the young woman he, too, is in love with. Sergei can't bring himself to kill his friend. He fires only after taking the bullet out of his pistol. Now, it is the Count's turn to fire...
| Writing | Alexander Pushkin | Story |
| Writing | Mario Soldati | Screenplay |
| Directing | Renato Castellani | Director |
| Writing | Mario Bonfantini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Renato Castellani | Screenplay |
| Writing | Corrado Pavolini | Screenplay |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
| Art | Gino Brosio | Art Direction |
| Camera | Massimo Terzano | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Vincenzo Tommasini | Original Music Composer |