The story of a group of Sicilian miners and their families decide to illegally cross the border to France and their hardships.
| Directing | Pietro Germi | Director |
| Production | Luigi Rovere | Producer |
| Writing | Federico Fellini | Screenplay |
| Editing | Rolando Benedetti | Editor |
| Writing | Tullio Pinelli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Pietro Germi | Story |
| Camera | Leonida Barboni | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Federico Fellini | Story |
| Writing | Tullio Pinelli | Story |
| Writing | Nino Di Maria | Novel |
| Directing | Marcello Giannini | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Salvatore Rosso | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Argi Rovelli | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Renato Panetuzzi | Production Secretary |
| Production | Piero Beldi | Production Secretary |
| Production | Ferruccio Viotti | Production Secretary |
| Production | Antonio Musu | Production Manager |
| Production | Enzo Provenzale | Production Manager |
| Camera | Mario Parapetti | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Mario Amari | Sound |
| Camera | Alfieri Canavero | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Attilio Camarda | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Gianni Villa | Gaffer |
| Camera | Salvatore D'Urso | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Lina Caterini | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Luigi Ricci | Production Design |
| Sound | Carlo Rustichelli | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Fernando Previtali | Conductor |
| Production | Sergio Barbonese | Unit Manager |
