A young shepherd returns home after the Second World War having been held in a prisoner of war camp. He finds that the local landowner has stolen his sheep and his girlfriend. When he also assaults and murders his sister, the shepherd takes revenge.
| Writing | Giuseppe De Santis | Screenplay |
| Writing | Giuseppe De Santis | Story |
| Writing | Carlo Lizzani | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gianni Puccini | Story |
| Writing | Gianni Puccini | Screenplay |
| Directing | Giuseppe De Santis | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Gobbi | Costume Design |
| Sound | Venanzio Biraschi | Sound |
| Art | Carlo Egidi | Production Design |
| Production | Vittorio Musy Glori | Production Manager |
| Production | Domenico Forges Davanzati | Producer |
| Sound | Giovanni Rossi | Sound |
| Editing | Gabriele Varriale | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Libero Politi | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Piero Portalupi | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Libero De Libero | Screenplay |
| Camera | Marco Scarpelli | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Idelmo Simonelli | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Pasqualino De Santis | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Roberto Moretti | Production Assistant |
| Production | Leopoldo Savona | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Gina Guglielmotti | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Elirio Invernizzi | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Basilio Franchina | Co-Director |
| Directing | Gianni Puccini | Co-Director |
| Sound | Goffredo Petrassi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Antonio Pedrotti | Conductor |
