Een zakenman steekt zich diep in de schulden om te kunnen voldoen aan de wens van zijn vrouw om rijk en respectabel te kunnen leven. Dan krijgt hij de kans om voor veel geld een lichaamsdeel te kunnen verkopen, maar naarmate de operatie nadert nemen de twijfels toe.
Nee, helaas is Il boom nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Vittorio De Sica | Director |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Angela Sammaciccia | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Story |
| Production | Giorgio Morra | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elda Magnanti | Hairstylist |
| Art | Ezio Frigerio | Production Design |
| Directing | Beppe Menegatti | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Marisa Letti | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Piero Piccioni | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guglielmo Bonotti | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Pilade Collaveri | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Francesco Solitario | Key Grip |
| Directing | Carla Fierro | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Alfredo Celli | Gaffer |
| Directing | Luisa Alessandri | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Claudio Cirillo | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Emidio Cirillo | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Adriana Novelli | Editor |
| Art | Emilio D'Andria | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucilla Mussini | Costume Design |
| Sound | Biagio Fiorelli | Sound |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Camera | Armando Nannuzzi | Director of Photography |
| Production | Alfredo De Laurentiis | Line Producer |
| Production | Gaetano Marzacchi | Unit Manager |