The drawbacks and difficulties of military life are explored in this film. Paolo Passeri is a college graduate, somewhat spoiled, somewhat effete, who finds himself in an officer training program under the stern martinet, Captain Asciutto. He gradually becomes acclimated to the military mind-set, and when the Captain's wife decides to take a romantic interest in him, he does not report her dangerous peculiarities to anyone.
| Crew | Roberto Onorati | Production Controller |
| Directing | Marco Bellocchio | Director |
| Crew | Sandro Petraglia | Second Unit |
| Crew | Gianfranco Transunto | Cinematography |
| Crew | Antonio Annunziata | Cinematography |
| Crew | Olivier Mergault | Second Unit |
| Editing | Anna Maria Montanari | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Editing | Robert Snardon | Editor |
| Camera | Giuseppe Lanci | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Inigo Lezzi | Second Unit |
| Sound | Nicola Piovani | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Eva Zeyn | Editor |
| Art | Michel de Broin | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Alessio Gelsini Torresi | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Marco Bellocchio | Writer |
