Four-generation story-saga dealing with the decline of a middle-class Lübeck family. The first adaptation of a Thomas Mann book was also Gerhard Lamprecht’s first major film.
| Writing | Thomas Mann | Novel |
| Writing | Luise Heilborn-Körbitz | Writer |
| Writing | Gerhard Lamprecht | Writer |
| Crew | Erich Waschneck | Cinematography |
| Directing | Gerhard Lamprecht | Director |
| Writing | Alfred Fekete | Writer |
| Crew | Herbert Stephan | Cinematography |
| Sound | Giuseppe Becce | Music |
| Production | Albert Pommer | Producer |
