Literary adaptation: a handsome youth of humble origins rises in society through his connections made as an elevator attendant in a luxury hotel.
| Directing | Detlev Buck | Director |
| Writing | Daniel Kehlmann | Writer |
| Production | Andreas Habermaier | Line Producer |
| Production | Markus Zimmer | Producer |
| Camera | Marc Achenbach | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter R. Adam | Editor |
| Production | Siegfried Wagner | Casting |
| Art | Josef Sanktjohanser | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frauke Firl | Costume Design |
| Sound | Helmut Zerlett | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Detlev Buck | Co-Writer |
| Production | Laura Roll | Producer |
| Directing | Andrea Kapeller | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Alice Weibhauser | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Valerie Adamer | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Annett Lausberg | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Barbara Bernhard | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Rebecca Hanke | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Nane Cornelius | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anette Keiser | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Uwe Greiner | Gaffer |
| Sound | Frank Heidbrink | Sound |
| Sound | André Bendocchi-Alves | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Martin Steyer | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Christian Franckenstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Willi Geike | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Thomas Mann | Novel |