In a farmhouse in southern Italy, an old woman dies. Her husband summons their sons: from Rome, Raffaele, a judge facing a political case for which he risks assassination; from Naples, the religious and ideological Rocco, a counselor at a correctional institute for boys; from Turin, Nicola, a factory worker involved in labor disputes. Once home, each encounters the past and engages in reveries of what may come.
| Directing | Francesco Rosi | Director |
| Writing | Tonino Guerra | Story |
| Writing | Tonino Guerra | Screenplay |
| Writing | Francesco Rosi | Story |
| Writing | Francesco Rosi | Screenplay |
| Production | Franco Ballati | Production Manager |
| Directing | Gianni Arduini | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Andrei Platonov | Novel |
| Camera | Mario Cimini | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Mario Bramonti | Sound |
| Art | Massimo Tavazzi | Set Decoration |
| Art | Andrea Crisanti | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriella Pescucci | Costume Design |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Editor |
| Sound | Piero Piccioni | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Pasqualino De Santis | Director of Photography |
| Production | Alessandro von Norman | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Giorgio Nocella | Producer |
| Production | Antonio Macri | Producer |
| Production | Lynn Kamern | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Renata Franceschi | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Enzo Lucarini | Administration |
| Production | Fausto Capozzi | Accountant |
| Production | Lorenzo Errico | Production Secretary |
| Production | Matteo von Normann | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Sergio Strizzi | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Roberto Gengarelli | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Massimo Riccioli | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Giuseppe Muratori | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Freda | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adalgisa Favella | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Onelio Millenotti | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Visual Effects | Renato Agostini | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Lea Mazzocchi | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Bruno Sarandrea | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Romano Checcacci | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Renato Marinelli | Sound Effects |
| Camera | Aldo Colanzi | Key Grip |
| Camera | Angelo Tiberti | Grip |
| Camera | Mario Pezzotti | Grip |
| Camera | Bruno Colanzi | Grip |
| Lighting | Luciano Leoni | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Fiorangelo Plocco | Electrician |
| Lighting | Sergio Marra | Electrician |
| Lighting | Franco Boccini | Electrician |
| Lighting | Ettore Zampagni | Electrician |
