In 1840, a young Russian aristocrat, Dimitri Sanin, is returning home after a long tour of Europe. In Germany, he falls in love with a beautiful pastry shop girl, Gemma Rosselli, who soon starts sharing his feelings. They decide to get married and, in order to finance the wedding, Dimitri goes back to Russia to sell his family estate. Unfortunately he falls prey to a seductress, Princess Maria Nikolaevna, who pretends to be willing to buy his land to come nearer him. Now Sanin is in a fix: should he choose the pure Gemma or the evil but irresistible Maria?
| Directing | Jerzy Skolimowski | Director |
| Writing | Jerzy Skolimowski | Screenplay |
| Production | Mario Cotone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Angelo Rizzoli Jr. | Producer |
| Sound | Stanley Myers | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Witold Sobociński | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Dante Spinotti | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Cesare D'Amico | Editor |
| Art | Francesco Bronzi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sibylle Ulsamer | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giancarlo De Leonardis | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giuseppe Banchelli | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Tullio Arcangeli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Sotir Gjika | Sound Effects |
| Sound | André Hervée | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Roberto Sterbini | Sound Effects |
| Editing | Andrzej Kostenko | Co-Editor |
| Directing | Andrzej Kostenko | Second Unit Director |