From his childhood in the lowlands of northern France to his death in Nice, a look at the life of painter Matisse: his early education, his apprenticeship at the Beaux-Arts and his decades-long career as a painter, sculptor, and draftsman.
| Directing | Marcel Ophüls | Director |
| Writing | Marcel Ophüls | Writer |
| Sound | Joseph Kosma | Music |
| Camera | Andréas Winding | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hélène Plemiannikov | Editor |