THE SERGEANT is the story of the dark inner struggle of Master Sergeant Albert Callan to overcome the overwhelming attraction he feels for one of his charges. In the staid and stifling environment of a post-World War II army post in France, Callan's deeply repressed attraction to other men surfaces when he encounters handsome Private Swanson. Maintaining the rugged "man's man" image of a war hero, Callan barks orders to his underlings. Later, lonely in his solitude, he recalls the frightening experiences of war and the events that led to this crossroads. Filled with self-loathing and unable to act on the natural attraction he feels for Swanson, Callan's affection festers into antagonism. He pushes Swanson constantly with verbal assaults and undeserved punishments.
| Directing | John Flynn | Director |
| Production | Richard Goldstone | Producer |
| Sound | Michel Magne | Music |
| Camera | Henri Persin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Françoise Diot | Editor |
| Art | Willy Holt | Production Design |
| Art | Marc Frédérix | Art Direction |
| Production | Serge Lebeau | Production Manager |
| Production | Phillip Kenny | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Louis Pitzele | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Julien Coutelier | Sound |
| Camera | Gilles Bonneau | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Charles Nelson | Supervising Film Editor |
| Directing | Alice Ziller | Continuity |
| Writing | Dennis Murphy | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dennis Murphy | Novel |
