The work-shy, lazy Germanicus is taken to Rome by slave traders and sold straight to the nouveau riche Roman Tusnelda. He manages to escape, but only to end up in the next misery as a taster at the imperial court. When the emperor dies, he is arrested as an emperor's assassin and is to be thrown to the tigers in the arena.With the help of the black slave Saba, he manages to win the deadly fight and is proclaimed - against his will - the new emperor of the Roman Empire.His pragmatic ideas as a statesman explain why the Roman Empire ended so abruptly. At the side of Saba, who is elevated to empress, he returns to his home village of Sumpfing, where he now promises himself completely new perspectives ...
| Writing | Franco Ferrini | Screenplay |
| Directing | Hanns Christian Müller | Director |
| Writing | Hans Weth | Screenplay |
| Sound | Hanns Christian Müller | Music |
| Writing | Hanns Christian Müller | Screenplay |
| Production | Maurizio Pastrovich | Line Producer |
| Production | Hans Weth | Producer |
| Camera | Fred Schuler | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Gerhard Polt | Screenplay |
| Editing | Gerd Berner | Editor |
| Editing | Ueli Christen | Editor |
| Production | Giulio Steve | Line Producer |
| Production | Shaila Rubin | Casting |
| Art | Eleonora Ponzoni | Production Design |
| Art | Daniele Voccia | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Tonino Zera | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monika Hinz | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Viviana Ramassotto | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mechthild Schmitt | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pietro Tenoglio | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Davide Trani | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ulrike Woiwode | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Stefano Canzio | Unit Manager |
| Production | Stefano Sciarra | Unit Manager |
| Production | Tobias Alexander Seiffert | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Giulio Steve | Production Manager |
| Production | Patrick Wosien | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Enrico Rosati | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Oliver Zenglein | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Carlo Avvisato | Property Master |
| Art | Barbara Di Monte | Property Master |
| Art | Ezio Di Monte | Property Master |
| Art | Paolo Dore | Set Designer |
| Art | Maria Teresa Padula | Painter |
| Art | Armando Vici | Leadman |
| Sound | Natascha Baermann | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Tschangis Chahrokh | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Christof Ebhardt | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jörg Elsner | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Michael Hinreiner | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Micki Joanni | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Pit Kuhlmann | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Max Rammler-Rogall | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Philipp Sellier | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Bernhard Vogl | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Gunnar Voigt | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Anja-Corinne Welter | ADR Editor |
| Crew | Fabio Unger | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Goffredo Unger | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | David Zamperla | Stunts |
| Camera | Massimiliano Cuzzupoli | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Francesco Di Giacomo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Patrizio Marra | Grip |
| Camera | Harald Ortenburger | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Alessandra Sangermano | Clapper Loader |
| Lighting | Marco Sticchi | Electrician |
| Lighting | Francesco Zaccaria | Gaffer |
| Production | Krassimir Ivanov | Casting Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luciana Giorgi | Tailor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susanna Montecolli | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Panagl | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Petra Polosek | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anja Richter | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Bianca Pieroth | Color Timer |
| Editing | Cornelia Berger | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Felix Berger | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | My-Chi Phu Tho | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Sabine Utz | Continuity |
| Production | Simona Pala | Production Driver |
| Production | Vincenzo Aprea | Production Driver |
| Production | Dini Casali | Production Driver |
| Production | Andrea Mariani | Production Driver |
| Production | Stefano Plakolmer | Production Driver |
| Production | Donatella Marucci | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Paola Rossi | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Andreas Schumann | Production Manager |
| Production | Renate Seefeldt | Production Accountant |
