The great Italian opera composer recalls his eventful life on his deathbed: his childhood in Busseto, his studies in Milan, his first opera "Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio", the death of his wife and his children killed by smallpox.
| Writing | Carmine Gallone | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lucio D'Ambra | Screenplay |
| Editing | Oswald Hafenrichter | Editor |
| Directing | Carmine Gallone | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Titina Rota | Costume Design |
| Camera | Massimo Terzano | Director of Photography |
| Production | Carmine Gallone | Producer |
| Directing | Emanuele Caracciolo | Assistant Director |
| Art | Ettore Corsi | Art Direction |
| Directing | Ivo Illuminati | Assistant Director |
| Art | Camillo Parravicini | Production Design |
| Art | Luigi Petricca | Art Direction |
| Art | Guido Fiorini | Production Design |
