A young man returns to his countryside hometown to investigate the unclear circumstances behind the death of his father, ostensibly killed by Fascists in 1936, before his birth. As he unravels a web of lies that seems to encompass the whole town, he finds himself entangled in the same web.
| Directing | Bernardo Bertolucci | Director |
| Camera | Vittorio Storaro | Director of Photography |
| Production | Giovanni Bertolucci | Producer |
| Camera | Franco Di Giacomo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Roberto Perpignani | Editor |
| Art | Maria Paola Maino | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Paola Maino | Costume Design |
| Directing | Giuseppe Bertolucci | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Bernardo Bertolucci | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eduardo de Gregorio | Screenplay |
| Writing | Marilù Parolini | Screenplay |
| Sound | Giorgio Pelloni | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Domenico Rafele | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Enrico Umetelli | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Giuseppe Lanci | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Giuseppe Alberti | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Mauro Marchetti | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Alfredo Marchetti | Key Grip |
| Production | Attilio Viti | Production Secretary |
| Production | Pietro Sassaroli | Administration |
| Editing | Emanuele Prandi | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Giorgio Pelloni | Sound |
| Production | Aldo U. Passalacqua | General Manager |
| Editing | Giancarlo Venarucci | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Pietro Sassaroli | Accountant |
| Production | Nicola Venditti | Unit Manager |
| Writing | Jorge Luis Borges | Original Story |
