When Edith Howland's husband abandons her for a younger woman, leaving her with their alcoholic son and his senile uncle, she begins recording details of an imaginary, much more successful life where she has friends and grandchildren. However, this diversion soon grows unhealthy when she becomes slowly convinced that the fantasies are real.
| Directing | Hans W. Geißendörfer | Director |
| Writing | Hans W. Geißendörfer | Writer |
| Writing | Patricia Highsmith | Novel |
| Production | Rolf M. Degener | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hans W. Geißendörfer | Producer |
| Production | Willi Segler | Producer |
| Production | Luggi Waldleitner | Producer |
| Editing | Helga Borsche | Editor |
| Art | Toni Lüdi | Production Design |
| Art | Wolfgang J. Rux | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katharina von Martius | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gerlinde Kunz | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Milan Bor | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Inge Kuhnert | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gerhard Müller | Sound |
| Camera | Michael Ballhaus | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jürgen Knieper | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Dirk Voßmerbäumer | Unit Manager |
| Production | Michael Müller | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Stefaan Schieder | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Uwe Kanowski | Set Designer |
| Art | Heinz-Günter Körner | Property Master |
| Art | Mario Stock | Property Master |
| Sound | Detlef Schäfer | Sound Assistant |
| Crew | Karl Baumgartner | Pyrotechnician |
| Visual Effects | Theo Nischwitz | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Wolfgang Becker | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Wolfgang Becker | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Horst Knechtel | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Wolfgang Repmann | Gaffer |
| Camera | Margarete Redl von Peinen | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Jonny Müller | Dolly Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anneke Troost | Wardrobe Master |
| Editing | Sabine Jagiella | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Inka Buss | Production Accountant |
| Directing | Kerstin Rethmeier | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Tom Müller | Music Arranger |
| Crew | Willi Segler | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Rolf M. Degener | Line Producer |
