1972, Milan. Just a few days before the general elections, a young girl from an esteemed family is raped and murdered. Bizanti, editor-in-chief of a conservative newspaper, tries to derail the official police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his boss to win the elections.
| Directing | Marco Bellocchio | Director |
| Writing | Sergio Donati | Screenplay |
| Writing | Goffredo Fofi | Screenplay |
| Production | Claudio Mancini | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Luigi Kuveiller | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Erico Menczer | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Nicola Piovani | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Editor |
| Art | Dante Ferretti | Production Design |
| Art | Carlo Gervasi | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Carretti | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierantonio Mecacci | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Gaetano Testa | Sound |
| Sound | Franco Bassi | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Antonio Gabrielli | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Franco Committeri | Producer |
| Writing | Sergio Donati | Story |
| Sound | Gianfranco Plenizio | Conductor |
| Camera | Ubaldo Terzano | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Anna Maria Montanari | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Franco Mancarella | Unit Manager |
| Production | Stefano Pegoraro | Unit Manager |
| Production | Vasco Mafera | Production Secretary |
| Production | Giuseppe Bruno Bossio | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Maurizio Mancini | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Sandro Borni | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Armando Bondani | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luciana De Roni | Seamstress |
| Editing | July Marani | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Ugo Tucci | Producer |
