The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effectively split France into a German occupied part in the North and a semi-independent part in the south which became known as Vichy France. In reality the Vichy government was a puppet regime controlled by the Germans. Part of the agreement was that the Vichy Government would assist with the 'cleansing' of Jews from France. The Vichy government formed a police force called the Milice, who worked with the Germans...
| Writing | Brian Moore | Novel |
| Production | Robyn Slovo | Producer |
| Directing | Norman Jewison | Director |
| Production | Robert Lantos | Producer |
| Production | Norman Jewison | Producer |
| Art | Jean Rabasse | Production Design |
| Production | Nathalie Chéron | Casting |
| Writing | Ronald Harwood | Writer |
| Editing | Stephen E. Rivkin | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nuala Conway | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Dominique Piat | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Andrew S. Eisen | Editor |
| Camera | Kevin Jewison | Director of Photography |
| Art | Françoise Benoît-Fresco | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Jackie Page | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Nina Gold | Casting |
| Production | Sylvia Desrochers | Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nuala Conway | Hairstylist |
| Art | Arnaud Le Roch | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Robin D. Cook | Casting |
| Directing | Emilie Barbault | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Trefor Proud | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Normand Corbeil | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carine Sarfati | Costume Design |