The story is set in Illyria, fictional central European country, towards the end of World War II. A young man infiltrates into the house of a left-wing politician as his secretary. By order of the Communist party, the young man has to kill the politician, who is suspected of a strategy of compromise with other parties.
Directing | Elio Petri | Director |
Editing | Gianni Lari | Editor |
Writing | Jean-Paul Sartre | Theatre Play |
Art | Filippo Corradi Cervi | Production Design |
Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
Writing | Elio Petri | Adaptation |
Writing | Elio Petri | Teleplay |
Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Mastroianni | Costume Design |
Art | Letizia Amadei | Set Decoration |
Art | Lorenzo Vespignani | Graphic Designer |
Lighting | Alberto Savi | Gaffer |
Production | Nazzareno Marinoni | Delegated Producer |
Writing | Bruno Rasia | Teleplay |
Directing | Maria Teresa Manara | First Assistant Director |
Sound | Alberto Cattafesta | Sound |
Sound | Alberto Cattafesta | Sound Mixer |
Camera | Gianni Bonaldi | Camera Operator |
Camera | Lorenzo Villa | Camera Operator |
Camera | Renzo Ratti | Camera Operator |
Sound | Giuseppe Andreoni | Boom Operator |
Sound | Amos Pecorini | Boom Operator |
Editing | Itala Ziello | Assistant Editor |
Editing | Silvana Bellavite | Assistant Editor |