Giovanni Vivaldi is an average middle-aged man with a secure job as a government accountant. He wishes nothing more than to set up his only son Mario, his biggest pride in the world, with the same secure government job before he eventually retires. For this, Giovanni will stop at nothing...
| Directing | Mario Monicelli | Director |
| Writing | Vincenzo Cerami | Novel |
| Writing | Sergio Amidei | Screenplay |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Editor |
| Production | Luigi De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Production | Aurelio De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Camera | Mario Vulpiani | Director of Photography |
| Production | Donato Bitetto | Production Secretary |
| Production | Sergio Bollino | Production Manager |
| Writing | Mario Monicelli | Screenplay |
| Art | Lorenzo Baraldi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gitt Magrini | Costume Design |
| Writing | Vincenzo Cerami | Story |
| Sound | Giancarlo Chiaramello | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Piero Lazzari | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Eligio Coppotelli | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Amanzio Todini | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Francesco Laudadio | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Massimo Tavazzi | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vittoria Guaita | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Rufini | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sergio Gennari | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Rocco Roy Mangano | Sound |
| Camera | Maurizio Maggi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Giuseppe Maccari | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Filippo Neroni | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Claudio Sabatini | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Gasperina Marani | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Lea Mazzocchi | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Firmino Palmieri | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Alberto Tinebra | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Rinaldo Ricci | First Assistant Director |
