| Director: | Peter Patzak |
| Script supervisor: | Barbara Schöffmann |
| Screenplay: | Jonathan Carroll, Peter Patzak |
| based on: | Mortimer Ellis (Erzählung) |
| Director of photography: | Igor Luther, Dietrich Lohmann |
| Assistant camera: | Tony Hofmann, Matthias Schmitz-Flimm |
| Still photography: | Jürgen Olczyk |
| Lighting design: | Klaus Emberger |
| Set design: | Claus Kottmann |
| Prop master: | Katja Baima, Uli Nefzer (Waffen) |
| Construction manager: | Heinz Sottung |
| Costume design: | Heidi Melinc |
| Make-up artist: | Christa Krebs, Alexandra Hutter |
| Editing: | Michou Hutter |
| Assistant editor: | Bettina Papou |
| Sound: | Adi Kredatus |
| Sound assistant: | Ernst Münzhuber |
| Audio mixing: | Milan Bor |
| Special effects: | Willi Neuner, Uli Nefzer |
| Music: | Tony Carey, Carl Carlton, Frank Diez, Peter Maffay |
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| Cast: | |
| Peter Maffay | Jan Bogdan |
| Tahnee Welch | Daniela Santini |
| Bernhard Frey | Mario Santini |
| Massimo Ghini | Toni Blach |
| Karl Merkatz | Josef Blach |
| Elke Krings | Theresa Blach |
| Elliott Gould | Serge Gart |
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | Axel Baumgartner |
| Michael York | Dr. Proper |
| Dietmar Mues | Salz |
| Marquard Bohm | Pfeffer |
| András Gönczöl | Kouba |
| Werner Pochath | Resch |
| Monica Bleibtreu | Cilly |
| Uwe Hacker | Riese |
| Klaus Bueb | Paul |
| Klaus Stiglmeier | 1. Zuhälter |
| Dietmar Mössmer | 2. Zuhälter |
| Otto W. Retzer | Fahrer |
| Peter Patzak | Mann an der Theke |
| Roger Fritz | |
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| Production company: | Lisa Film GmbH (München), CTV 72 Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH (München), K. S. Film Karl Spiehs (Grünwald) |
| Producer: | Erich Tomek, Otto W. Retzer, Karl Spiehs, Wilma Bastian |
| Co-Producer: | Horst Hächler |
| Unit production manager: | Erich Tomek, Otto W. Retzer |
| Location manager: | Michael Waldleitner, Michael Kempe |
| Production assistant: | Wilma Bastian |
| Production manager: | Ingunn Sievers, Franco Pizzorno |
| Shoot: | 15.11.1986-19.12.1986: Hamburg, München |
| Original distributor: | Tivoli Filmverleih GmbH (München) |
| Original video distributor: | Starlight-Film Produktions- und Vetriebs GmbH (Bochum) |
| Funding: | Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (Berlin) |
| Length: | 2667 m, 97 min |
| Format: | 35mm, 1:1,85 |
| Picture/Sound: | Eastmancolor, Dolby Stereo |
| Rating: | FSK-Prüfung (DE): 27.07.1987, 58294, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei |
| Screening: | Uraufführung: 31.07.1987; Kinostart: 15.10.1987; TV-Erstsendung (DE): 06.01.1990, ARD |
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