Second documentary of a trilogy produced on the long term (together with Profils paysans: l'approche (2001) and Profils paysans: La vie moderne (2008)), showing the simple lives of farmers in contemporary Southern France.
| Directing | Raymond Depardon | Director |
| Production | Claudine Nougaret | Producer |
| Sound | Claudine Nougaret | Sound |
| Editing | Simon Jacquet | Editor |
| Crew | Monique Bergeron | Thanks |
| Crew | André Bergeron | Thanks |
| Crew | Christine Cauquelin | Thanks |
| Crew | André Delacroix | Thanks |
| Crew | Francine Dupraz | Thanks |
| Crew | Jean Glavany | Thanks |
| Crew | Anna Glogowski | Thanks |
| Crew | Catherine Lamour | Thanks |
| Crew | Francis Latarget | Thanks |
| Sound | Christophe Vingtrinier | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Isabelle Julien | Color Timer |
| Editing | Olivier Ferrari | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Clarence Lanoë-Duchaud | Production Assistant |
| Production | Catherine Baudry | Accountant |
| Production | Claude Morice | Accountant |
| Camera | Raymond Depardon | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Raymond Depardon | Writer |