The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
| Camera | Rodolfo Sánchez | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Manuel Puig | Novel |
| Writing | Leonard Schrader | Screenplay |
| Sound | John Neschling | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Mauro Alice | Editor |
| Production | David Weisman | Producer |
| Sound | Nando Cordeiro | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Francisco Ramalho Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Héctor Babenco | Director |
| Editing | Helen Hahn | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Dennis McNeill | Color Timer |
| Editing | Lee Percy | Additional Editing |
| Production | Rebecca Nicolaou | Post Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Rebecca Nicolaou | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Susan Dudeck | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Allen Hartz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lorie O'Shatz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Rosen | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Hugo Weng | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Val Kuklowsky | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Scott Ganary | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Gary Gegan | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Paul Coombe | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Peter Waggoner | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Berger | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | John Paul Lussier | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Robert Dawson | Title Designer |
| Production | Jane Holzer | Associate Producer |
| Production | Michael Maiello | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Amilcar Monteiro Claro | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Flávio R. Tambellini | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Alberto Gieco | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Clovis Bueno | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricio Bisso | Costume Design |
| Art | Felipe Crescenti | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guilherme Pereira | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Burt Lancaster | Thanks |
