In a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Taranto, high upon the rooftops framed by the Ilva steel factory, we meet Tonino a.k.a. “Barboncino” (poodle). Tonino has just committed a robbery and, in a moment of foolishness, fled from his accomplices, taking the entire loot for himself. He escapes upward, clambering from roof to roof, until he can go no further and must take refuge in an old water tank. Here he finds Renato, a strange and eccentric man who believes he is an American Indian from the Sioux tribe. Trapped with no other choice, Tonino is forced to team up with Renato. A strange and crazy friendship is formed, and Tonino learns to see things from a very different perspective.
Unfortunately the movie Il grande spirito is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Gisella Gobbi | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Diego De Silva | Story |
| Writing | Angelo Pasquini | Story |
| Writing | Angelo Pasquini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Carla Cavalluzzi | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ludovico Einaudi | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luigi Ciminelli | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabrizio Nanni | Hairstylist |
| Production | Gisella Gobbi | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patrizia Chericoni | Costume Design |
| Editing | Benni Atria | Editor |
| Sound | Francesco Cucinelli | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Valentino Giannì | Sound |
| Production | Laura Paolucci | Delegated Producer |
| Writing | Sergio Rubini | Story |
| Camera | Michele D'Attanasio | Director of Photography |
| Production | Domenico Procacci | Producer |
| Writing | Sergio Rubini | Screenplay |
| Art | Luca Gobbi | Production Design |
| Writing | Carla Cavalluzzi | Story |
| Production | Jacopo Cino | Line Producer |
| Production | Claudio Zampetti | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Sergio Rubini | Director |
