The son of the owner of a large Italian cheese factory is kidnapped, but as the factory is on the verge of bankruptcy the owner hatches a plan to use the ransom money as reinvestment in the factory.
| Directing | Bernardo Bertolucci | Director |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Bernardo Bertolucci | Writer |
| Camera | Carlo Di Palma | Director of Photography |
| Production | Giovanni Bertolucci | Producer |
| Editing | Gabriella Cristiani | Editor |
| Camera | Angelo Novi | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Antonio Gabrielli | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Fiorella Infascelli | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Massimo Di Venanzo | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Michele Picciaredda | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Mario Dallimonti | Sound |
| Sound | Elvio Sordoni | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Mario Di Biase | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lina Nerli Taviani | Costume Design |
| Art | Gianni Silvestri | Production Design |
| Production | Augusto Marabelli | Unit Manager |
| Production | Maurizio Mattei | Production Secretary |
| Production | Vittorio Fornasiero | Production Secretary |
| Art | Amedeo Brogli | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Beatrice Caracciolo | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giuseppe Banchelli | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Iole Cecchini | Hairstylist |
| Production | Silvana Olasio | Administration |
| Production | Claudio Sabatilli | Administration |
| Camera | Sandro Rubbo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Marco Profeta | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Decio Trani | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ludovico Greco | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Ernesto Triunveri | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Franco Reitano | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Fiorella Giovanelli | Assistant Editor |