The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
| Production | Jon Peters | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Anna Hamilton Phelan | Screenplay |
| Production | Arne Glimcher | Producer |
| Camera | John Seale | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Michael Apted | Director |
| Production | Terence A. Clegg | Producer |
| Editing | Stuart Baird | Editor |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Peter Guber | Executive Producer |
| Art | Ken Court | Art Direction |
| Camera | Murray Close | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Leterrier | Costume Design |
| Sound | Peter Handford | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Simon Wakefield | Set Decoration |
| Art | John Graysmark | Production Design |
| Directing | Mary Holdsworth | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rick Baker | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Anna Hamilton Phelan | Story |
| Writing | Tab Murphy | Story |
