On June 22, 1923, and just five days after the start of a violent volcanic eruption on the north side of Etna, Epstein and cameraman Paul Guichard were crossing Italy to meet and film up close the monster that had provoked The filmmaker turned that meeting into this documentary in two parts and 24 minutes, commissioned and produced by Pathé-Consortium-Cinema.
| Directing | Jean Epstein | Director |
| Camera | Paul Guichard | Camera Department Manager |
| Camera | Léon Donnot | Camera Department Production Assistant |