Two young oil salesmen from Hamburg, who are tasked with buying oil from the Middle East as cheaply as possible for their company, get caught up in a clash between a local gang of drug smugglers and the police. Each stage of this dangerous adventure could earn them either twenty years in prison or liquidation by the gang. The appearance of a beautiful, somewhat enigmatic woman adds to the allure. Two middle-class existences in a foreign country, confronted with the rude methods of the police and criminal elements, form the field of tension in this adventure story, which was produced with an international cast.
Unfortunately the movie Auf's Kreuz gelegt is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Camera | Nils-Peter Mahlau | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hannelore Pitscheck | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Harald Vock | Producer |
| Directing | Gaby Werth | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Nils Sustrate | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Karin Wagner | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sigrid Nasarski | Costume Designer |
| Production | Fred Otto | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jürgen P. P. Meissner | Sound |
| Production | Arno Hildebrandt | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Wolfgang Petersen | Director |
| Crew | Hans-Jürgen Watty | Video Assist Operator |
| Writing | Hans Gottschalk | Writer |
| Art | Martin Mövius | Production Design |
