Ulrich Mühe plays a German businessman who was born completely without scruples. This makes him an eminently suitable candidate for success in the chaotic years after World War I. The shameless man's story is contrasted with that of his polar opposite, a Jewish anarchist.
| Directing | Bernhard Wicki | Director |
| Writing | Wolfgang Kirchner | Screenplay |
| Writing | Joseph Roth | Novel |
| Sound | Günther Fischer | Music |
| Writing | Bernhard Wicki | Screenplay |
| Editing | Tanja Schmidbauer | Editor |
| Camera | Gérard Vandenberg | Director of Photography |
| Art | Martin Martinec | Art Direction |
| Art | Götz Heymann | Production Design |
| Production | Wolfgang Patzschke | Producer |
| Art | Karel Vacek | Production Design |
| Production | Jürgen Haase | Producer |
| Production | Peter Hahne | Executive Producer |
| Art | Georg von Kieseritzky | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marion Jacobs | Costume Design |
| Sound | Detlev Fichtner | Sound |
| Sound | Marita Arras | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Sigrid Halvensleben-Gaul | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Hans-Dieter Schwarz | Sound Mixer |
