Near the end of World War II, two German deserters are put in an Allied prison camp. When Colonel von Bleicher — the rigid and militaristic commander of German POWs — learns about their desertion, he wants them court-martialed, even if the war has since ended. The uninterested Allied officers oblige him, and the two find themselves facing the firing squad on "the fifth day of peace".
Directing | Giuliano Montaldo | Director |
Writing | Andrea Barbato | Story |
Production | Silvio Clementelli | Producer |
Camera | Silvano Ippoliti | Director of Photography |
Editing | Franco Fraticelli | Editor |
Art | Željko Senečić | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Maja Galasso | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Lamberto Marini | Makeup Artist |
Sound | Vittorio Trentino | Sound |
Sound | Alberto Bartolomei | Sound Mixer |
Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
Writing | Giuliano Montaldo | Screenplay |
Writing | Ottavio Jemma | Screenplay |
Writing | Lucio Battistrada | Screenplay |
Directing | Stefano Rolla | First Assistant Director |
Directing | Nikola Babić | First Assistant Director |
Directing | Vera Pescarolo | Second Assistant Director |
Production | Giorgio Russo | Production Manager |
Camera | Enrico Sasso | Camera Operator |
Camera | Renato Doria | Assistant Camera |
Camera | Mario Mazzoni | Still Photographer |
Sound | Luciano Anzellotti | Foley Artist |
Sound | Roberto Arcangeli | Sound Effects Editor |
Camera | Quirino Fantauzzi | Key Grip |
Lighting | Sergio Spila | Gaffer |
Production | Felice D'Alisera | Line Producer |
Art | Ezio Frigerio | Set Decoration |