The nun tells the priest about her past and then a long flashback begins...
| Writing | Guido Piovene | Novel |
| Directing | Alberto Lattuada | Director |
| Production | Carlo Ponti | Producer |
| Sound | Roberto Nicolosi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Roberto Gerardi | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Alberto Lattuada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Roger Vailland | Screenplay |
| Production | Bianca Lattuada | Production Manager |
| Directing | Aldo Buzzi | Co-Director |
| Camera | Ennio Guarnieri | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Jean Blondel | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Maurizio Chiari | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Chiari | Costume Design |
| Sound | Kurt Doubrowsky | Sound |
| Sound | Venanzio Biraschi | Sound |
| Production | Giorgio Zambon | Unit Manager |
| Art | Antonio Martini | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Leo Coleman | Choreographer |
| Sound | Giorgio Pallotta | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Ettore Forni | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nilo Jacoponi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandro Jacoponi | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Pia Cohen | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Directing | Rometta Pietrostefani | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Antonio Sarno | Production Secretary |
| Production | Alberto Giommarelli | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Giancarlo Cecchini | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Francesco Marino | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Carlo Fabris | Administration |
| Production | Anita Galassini | Administration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lia Fiorentini | Seamstress |
| Editing | Leo Catozzo | Editor |
| Editing | Adriana Olasio | Assistant Editor |
