Michel and Guenther, working in dead-end jobs, are obsessed with going to Peru to find buried treasure, using a map of the Rio das Mortes. Michel's girlfriend, Hanna, humors their plan, but really just wants to get married.
| Directing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Director |
| Writing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Writer |
| Production | Michael Fengler | Production Manager |
| Editing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Editor |
| Sound | Peer Raben | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kurt Raab | Costume Design |
| Editing | Thea Eymèsz | Editor |
| Production | Klaus Hellwig | Producer |
| Sound | Klaus Eckelt | Sound Designer |
| Production | Peer Raben | Producer |
| Camera | Dietrich Lohmann | Director of Photography |
| Art | Kurt Raab | Production Design |