The story of a young man of the working class, who has grown up practically an orphan due to his father’s repeated jailings for anarchistic activism. Struggling with life in 19th-century Italy, Metello Salani is determined to change his situation for the better - but love, marriage and politics complicate things considerably...
| Writing | Suso Cecchi d'Amico | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mauro Bolognini | Screenplay |
| Production | Fausto Saraceni | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gianni Hecht Lucari | Producer |
| Writing | Ugo Pirro | Screenplay |
| Writing | Luigi Bazzoni | Screenplay |
| Camera | Ennio Guarnieri | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Vasco Pratolini | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pier Luigi Samaritani | Costume Design |
| Directing | Mauro Bolognini | Director |
| Editing | Nino Baragli | Editor |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Renato Jaboni | Production Manager |
| Art | Pier Luigi Samaritani | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Tosi | Costume Design |
| Art | Guido Josia | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Teresa Corridoni | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vittorio Biseo | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Umberto Angelucci | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mauro Cappelloni | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesca Romana Cofano | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Claudio De Santis | Set Decoration |
| Production | Agostino Pane | Unit Manager |
| Production | Sergio Setacci | Production Secretary |
| Production | Paolo Vandini | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Sergio Salvati | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Alessandro Ruzzolini | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Massimo Iabone | Sound |
| Production | Claudio Saraceni | Accountant |
| Editing | Vincenzo Tonini | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Bruno Nicolai | Conductor |
| Editing | Elvira Tonini | Assistant Editor |
