Lisbon, 1938. Mr. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of an evening paper. Although fascism is on the rise in Europe, like in nearby civil war Spain or even inside Portugal itself in the form of Salazar's regime, Pereira only concerns himself with writing bios and translating French novels. Things change after he hires a young writer as his assistant, getting to know also his girlfriend – both opponents to the regime – and reluctantly helps them when they begin to get in trouble for subversive activities. Eventually, he's forced to take a stand...
| Directing | Roberto Faenza | Director |
| Writing | Antonio Tabucchi | Novel |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David Quadroli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Blasco Giurato | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Editor |
| Production | Bruno Ridolfi | Line Producer |
| Sound | Eric Vaucher | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Paolo Pucci | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | João Martins | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Saverio Lancia | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ilda Campino | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Stefan Richter | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renato Francola | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mirella Ginnoto | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Paolo Amici | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Daniele Quadroli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Elda Ferri | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabetta Beraldo | Costume Design |
| Writing | Roberto Faenza | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sergio Vecchio | Screenplay |
| Writing | Antonio Tabucchi | Dialogue |
| Art | Giantito Burchiellaro | Production Design |
| Directing | Franco Casellato | Continuity |
| Production | Gianna Bellavia | Delegated Producer |
| Production | Camilo Castelo Branco | Production Manager |
| Production | Paolo Venditti | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Giulio Cestari | Production Accountant |
| Production | Isabel Silva | Unit Production Manager |
| Editing | Carlo D'Alessandro | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Edward Nadalin | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Maurizio Palmisano | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Maria Grazia Pasini | Production Secretary |
| Production | Mónica Lopes | Production Secretary |
| Production | Rita Gaspar | Production Assistant |
| Production | Ana Figueira | Production Assistant |
| Production | Pedro Bento | Production Assistant |
| Production | Cristina Mascarenhas | Accountant |
| Directing | Rita Cardoso Pires | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Julie Gavras | Additional Dialogue |
| Directing | Júlio Alves | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | João Cayatte | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Sylvie Liebeaux | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Fabio Lanciotti | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | João Natividade | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Carlos Assis | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Vasco Riobom | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | António Costa | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Lighting | Helder Mendes | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Fernando Cerqueira | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Paulo Alves | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Joaquim Loyola Pereira | Gaffer |
| Camera | Manuel Ramos | Key Grip |
| Camera | Vitor Sá | Grip |
| Camera | Adgar Neto | Grip |
| Crew | João Barreto | Generator Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandra Intini | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sílvia Meireles | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Iracema Machado | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marian de Graef | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Angela Anzimani | Seamstress |
| Art | Antonella Di Marco | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | José Manuel Sales | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Maria Olinda Soromenho | Property Master |
| Art | Ramiro Gonçalves | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Jorge Sacadura | Lead Painter |
| Sound | Federico Savina | Dolby Consultant |
| Editing | Giancarlo Barbieri | Color Grading |
| Camera | Ottavio Ferrario | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Domenico Procacci | Thanks |
| Crew | Giovanna Cau | Thanks |
| Crew | Carol Levy | Thanks |
| Crew | Giorgio Trestini | Thanks |
| Crew | Andrea Manganelli | Thanks |
| Crew | Filippo Macelloni | Thanks |
| Crew | Enrico De Bernart | Thanks |
| Crew | Bernard Comment | Thanks |
| Production | Michèle Ray-Gavras | Co-Producer |
| Production | José Mazeda | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Stefano Alpini | Thanks |
