Georg Laschen leaves his family in West Germany to go work as a war correspondent in Beirut during the fights between Christians and Palestinians.
| Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Writer |
| Writing | Volker Schlöndorff | Writer |
| Writing | Margarethe von Trotta | Writer |
| Writing | Kai Hermann | Writer |
| Directing | Volker Schlöndorff | Director |
| Writing | Nicolas Born | Novel |
| Editing | Suzanne Baron | Editor |
| Production | Anatole Dauman | Co-Producer |
| Production | Eberhard Junkersdorf | Producer |
| Camera | Igor Luther | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hans Prescher | Producer |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |