On the island of Saint Helena, a prisoner Napoleon resisted allies who, through the voice of the English governor, Hudson Lowe, tried to humiliate him, break him, poison him in the figurative sense of the word, and perhaps literally.
| Directing | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Director |
| Writing | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Writer |
| Camera | Wiesław Zdort | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jerzy Blaszyński | Sound |
| Sound | Maciej Małecki | Music |
| Art | Jacek Turewicz | Production Design |
| Art | Miłko Marinov | Production Design |
| Art | Zdravko Marinov | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Shrewsbury | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danuta Kowner-Hałatek | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teresa Tomaszewska | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janina Sękowska | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Józef Bartczak | Editor |