At school, Luca is falsely accused of a prank and wishes he had a father who would defend him in front of the headmaster. His father is dead, but he meets a sea captain who is willing to pretend to be his parent. Then Captain Andrea falls in love with Luca's mother, textile mill worker Maria. Before things go right, Andrea needs to deal with an ex-girlfriend and a smuggling plot.
Unfortunately the movie Malinconico autunno is not yet available on Disney Plus.
| Writing | Aldo De Benedetti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fernando Merelo | Screenplay |
| Production | Benito Perojo | Producer |
| Directing | Raffaello Matarazzo | Director |
| Writing | Ricardo Dominguez | Screenplay |
| Directing | Silvio Amadio | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Alberto Bartolomei | Sound |
| Directing | José Puyol | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Miguel Tudela | Production Manager |
| Sound | Furio Rendine | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Miguel Pérez Marián | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Martín | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Goffredo Lombardo | Producer |
| Sound | Ramón Arnal | Sound |
| Production | Giuseppe Bordogni | Production Manager |
| Production | Aldo Pomilia | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Alejandro Ulloa | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Clemente Manzano | Camera Operator |
| Art | Sigfrido Burman | Production Design |
| Camera | Simón López | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anacleto Giustini | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Carmen Pageo | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
