In 19th century southern Italy (near Melfi, Basilicata), a small force of soldiers fight in the hills against the bandits who are holding their country to ransom.
| Writing | Riccardo Bacchelli | Novel |
| Directing | Pietro Germi | Director |
| Sound | Carlo Rustichelli | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Leonida Barboni | Director of Photography |
| Production | Luigi Rovere | Producer |
| Writing | Federico Fellini | Story |
| Writing | Federico Fellini | Adaptation |
| Writing | Tullio Pinelli | Story |
| Writing | Tullio Pinelli | Adaptation |
| Writing | Pietro Germi | Story |
| Writing | Pietro Germi | Adaptation |
| Writing | Tullio Pinelli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fausto Tozzi | Co-Writer |
| Directing | Marcello Giannini | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ottorino Vidotto | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Giorgio Arlorio | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Serena Benvenuti | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Enzo Barboni | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Aldo Calpini | Sound |
| Camera | Cesare Allione | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Giuseppe Ruzzolini | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Libero Politi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Manrico Spagnoli | Hairstylist |
| Production | Guglielmo Colonna | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Riccardo Fellini | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Renato Panetuzzi | Production Secretary |
| Production | Andrea Fantacci | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mirella Morelli | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Giorgio Cavalieri | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Rolando Benedetti | Editor |
| Art | Carlo Egidi | Production Design |
| Sound | Franco Ferrara | Conductor |
| Production | Antonio Musu | Production Manager |