On the eve of his 78th birthday, the ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing scenes for a novel in which characters based on his own family are shaped by his fantasies and memories, alongside his caustic commentary on their behaviour.
| Directing | Alain Resnais | Director |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Klaus Hellwig | Producer |
| Camera | Ricardo Aronovich | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Albert Jurgenson | Editor |
| Production | Yves Gasser | Producer |
| Production | Yves Peyrot | Producer |
| Writing | David Mercer | Screenplay |
| Writing | David Mercer | Dialogue |
| Camera | Philippe Brun | Camera Operator |
| Art | Jacques Saulnier | Production Design |
| Art | Charles Merangel | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Jean-Pierre Besnard | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jacques Maumont | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yves Saint Laurent | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Bates | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Leterrier | Costume Design |
| Production | Lise Fayolle | Associate Producer |
| Production | Juergen Hellwig | Associate Producer |
| Production | Philippe Dussart | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michel Choquet | Production Manager |
| Production | Antoine Gannagé | Production Manager |
| Production | Roland Sabary | Production Director |
| Camera | Jacques Labesse | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Daniel Smague | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Merinow | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Régine Havan | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie-Hélène Yastchenkoff | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Jürgen Vollmer | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liselle Roos | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michel Trigon | Hairstylist |
| Production | Michel Fauré | Administration |
| Art | Roland Pichery | Property Master |
| Editing | Yann Darré | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Guy Maillet | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Bernard Journoux | Electrician |
| Camera | Alain Le Guern | Key Grip |
| Sound | Daniel Couteau | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jean Schwarz | Sound Effects |
| Directing | Marie-Josée Guissart | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Jean-Claude Cabouret | Art Direction |
| Art | Daniel Pierre | Art Direction |
| Sound | Claude Plouganou | Sound Editor |
