In 1867, with Garibaldi's forces close to bringing Rome into the Italian kingdom, Monsignor Colombo da Priverno, a world-weary judge on the papal court, wants to resign, disgusted by the violence to which the papacy resorts to hold secular power.
| Directing | Luigi Magni | Director |
| Writing | Luigi Magni | Writer |
| Camera | Danilo Desideri | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Editor |
| Art | Lucia Mirisola | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucia Mirisola | Costume Design |
| Production | Franco Committeri | Producer |
| Sound | Armando Trovajoli | Original Music Composer |