Through the fate of the boy - whose hunger drives from his home village , and who receives a severe school of life , going through different social environments in order to become conscious , revolutionary activist - creators show a realistic panorama of conflicts in pre-WWII Poland.
| Directing | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Director |
| Camera | Seweryn Kruszyński | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Screenplay |
| Writing | Igor Newerly | Novel |
| Writing | Igor Newerly | Screenplay |
| Editing | Krystyna Tunis | Editor |
| Sound | Henryk Czyż | Music |
| Directing | Silik Sternfeld | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Czesław Petelski | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jakub Goldberg | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Tadeusz Jakuczyn | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Julian Glowacki | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Roman Mann | Production Design |
| Art | Wojciech Krysztofiak | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Józef Galewski | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Jarosław Świtoniak | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Cecylia Wróblewska | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eugeniusz Bozyk | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lidia Rzeszewska | Costume Assistant |
| Sound | Mikołaj Kompan-Altman | Sound |
| Sound | Franciszek Busiak | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Roman Brański | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | T. Bielecki | Sound Assistant |
| Editing | Zofia Dwornik | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Lena Deptula | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Dobracki | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teresa Tomaszewska | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roman Kęsikowski | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Camera | M. Biełous | Still Photographer |
| Production | Ludwik Hager | Production Manager |
| Production | Stanisław Adler | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Zygmunt Wójcik | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Michał Sosiński | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Anita Janeczkowa | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Mieczysław Jahoda | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Mieczysław Verocsy | Assistant Camera |
