Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always discreet and use what he learns to his own advantage; but the turbulent tides of history will continually stand in his way.
| Art | Milan Býček | Production Design |
| Camera | Jaromír Šofr | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Bohumil Hrabal | Novel |
| Writing | Jiří Menzel | Screenplay |
| Editing | Jiří Brožek | Editor |
| Directing | Jiří Menzel | Director |
| Sound | Aleš Březina | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Jiří Kačírek Jr. | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lukáš Viznar | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Zuzana Kulifay | Third Assistant Director |
| Writing | Kristián Suda | Script Editor |
| Camera | Klaus Fuxjäger | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Karel Kaliban | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milan Čorba | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jiřina Pahlerová | Makeup Designer |
| Visual Effects | Boris Masník | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Jiří Mařan | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Boris Masník | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Rudolf Biermann | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Schaffer | Producer |
| Production | Andrea Metcalfe | Producer |
| Production | Petr Dvořák | Co-Producer |
| Production | Helena Uldrichová | Co-Producer |
| Production | Dušan Kukal | Co-Producer |
| Production | Vít Komrzý | Co-Producer |
| Production | Ľuba Féglová | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jan Balzer | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Pavel Čechák | Production Manager |
| Production | Jan Balzer | Production Manager |
| Sound | Zdeněk Zahradník | Music Supervisor |
