Centraal staan drie periodes uit de Duitse geschiedenis. De jonge kunstenaar Kurt Barnert is gevlucht van Oost- naar West-Duitsland, maar wordt nog steeds achtervolgd door de herinneringen uit zijn kindertijd tijdens de Nazi-jaren.
Nee, helaas is Werk ohne Autor nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Director |
| Writing | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Screenplay |
| Production | Paolo Del Brocco | Co-Producer |
| Art | Julia Roeske | Set Decoration |
| Production | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Producer |
| Production | Simone Bär | Casting |
| Production | Filip Hering | Producer |
| Production | Alexandra Montag | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriele Binder | Costume Design |
| Production | Dirk Schürhoff | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Patricia Rommel | Editor |
| Editing | Patrick Sanchez Smith | Co-Editor |
| Production | Quirin Berg | Producer |
| Production | Max Wiedemann | Producer |
| Art | Yvonne von Krockow | Set Decoration |
| Production | Christiane Henckel von Donnersmarck | Producer |
| Camera | Caleb Deschanel | Director of Photography |
| Art | Silke Buhr | Production Design |
| Sound | Max Richter | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jan Mojto | Producer |
| Production | Christine Strobl | Co-Producer |
| Production | Piotr Strzelecki | Producer |
| Production | David Vogt | Line Producer |
| Production | Jacek Gaczkowski | Producer |
| Sound | Matthias Richter | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Kranz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Martin Steyer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Silvi | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aldo Signoretti | Hair Designer |
| Sound | Christoph von Schönburg | Sound Designer |
| Production | Tom Sternitzke | Production Manager |
| Production | Daniel Mattig | Production Manager |
| Crew | Asuka Tovazzi | Stunt Double |
