A barber, murderer because of jealousy, spends twenty years in jail. He cannot, however adjust himself to a changed world and to the hypocrisy of his own relatives and decides to return behind bars.
| Directing | Roberto Rossellini | Director |
| Production | Carlo Ponti | Producer |
| Art | Flavio Mogherini | Production Design |
| Camera | Aldo Tonti | Director of Photography |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Sound | Renzo Rossellini | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jolanda Benvenuti | Editor |
| Writing | Roberto Rossellini | Story |
| Writing | Vitaliano Brancati | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ennio Flaiano | Screenplay |
| Writing | Antonio Pietrangeli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Vincenzo Talarico | Screenplay |
| Production | Nando Pisani | Production Manager |
| Sound | Paolo Uccello | Sound |
| Directing | Marcello Caracciolo Di Laurino | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Luigi Giacosi | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Giuseppe Morelli | Conductor |
| Art | Armando Soscipi | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Luciano Tonti | Camera Operator |
| Production | Emimmo Salvi | Unit Manager |
| Production | Trento Petrella | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Sandro Corbo | Script Supervisor |