Het verhaal over een jaar uit het leven van arme Italiaanse boeren aan het begin van de vorige eeuw. Verschillende families leven op het land van een rijke eigenaar, die zich graag mengt in hun levens. Hij betaalt hen naar productiviteit.
Ja! de film L'albero degli zoccoli is nu beschikbaar om te kijken op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Ermanno Olmi | Writer |
| Directing | Ermanno Olmi | Director |
| Editing | Ermanno Olmi | Editor |
| Art | Enrico Tovaglieri | Production Design |
| Art | Franco Gambarana | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesca Zucchelli | Costume Design |
| Directing | Fiorella Lugli | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Amedeo Casati | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Carlo Petriccioli | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valeria Mariani | Seamstress |
| Camera | Ermanno Olmi | Director of Photography |
| Art | Rossella Guarama | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Enrico Leoni | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Giovanni Spinelli | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Antonio Calzavara | Electrician |
| Production | Alessandro Calosci | General Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guiliana DeCarli | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Italo Cameracanna | Sound Effects |
| Production | Domenico Di Parigi | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Attilio Torricelli | Production Manager |
| Sound | Aldo Ciorba | Sound Effects |
| Camera | Enrico Visconti | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Fernando Germani | Musician |
| Editing | Elma Rigoni | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Archimede Orlando | Administration |
