Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he kills his superior who sacked him, the man who replaced him and his wife. He wants a quick trial and an early execution, but an earnest, principled assistant judge looks for a way to save the murderer from being shot, because he does not belive in capital punishment.
| Writing | Leonardo Sciascia | Novel |
| Directing | Gianni Amelio | Director |
| Writing | Vincenzo Cerami | Screenplay |
| Production | Angelo Rizzoli Jr. | Producer |
| Writing | Gianni Amelio | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alessandro Sermoneta | Screenplay |
| Art | Franco Velchi | Production Design |
| Art | Amedeo Fago | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gianna Gissi | Costume Design |
| Sound | Remo Ugolinelli | Sound |
| Production | Patrizia Massa | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Antonio Scaramuzza | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Marco Turco | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Giorgia Cecere | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Franco Piersanti | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Simona Paggi | Editor |
| Camera | Tonino Nardi | Director of Photography |
| Production | Graziella Civiletti | Delegated Producer |
| Production | Conchita Airoldi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dino Di Dionisio | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Anita Borgiotti | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Gianfranco Barbagallo | Production Secretary |
| Production | Anna Orieti | Administration |
| Production | Carla Garagnani | Administration |
| Camera | Emanuele Mazzilli | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Giulio Pietromarchi | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tommaso Borgstrom | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luciana Morosetti | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Roberto Priori | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Fabrizio Fraticelli | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberto Blasi | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marco Quaranta | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ennio Cascioli | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lorenzo Cera | Hairstylist |
| Art | Massimo Tavazzi | Set Decoration |
| Art | Lorenzo D'Ambrosio | Set Decoration |
| Art | Giuseppe Sorrentino | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Daniele Tavazzi | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Nicola Salerno | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Giancarlo Carotenuto | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Corrado Volpicelli | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Giulio Viggiani | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Umberto Montiroli | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Salvatore Alessi | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Vittorio Pescetelli | Gaffer |
| Camera | Italo Clemente | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Cirilli | Seamstress |
| Sound | Alberto Doni | Sound Mixer |