1919. Released from the teacher training college, Joachim Hofer takes up his first job as an assistant teacher in an Alsatian village. But only a few students come to class in the pigsty converted to school.
| Directing | Peter Lilienthal | Director |
| Writing | Günter Herburger | Story |
| Writing | Peter Lilienthal | Writer |
| Writing | Herbert Brödl | Screenplay |
| Sound | Robert Eliscu | Music |
| Production | Jürgen Bieske | Line Producer |
| Production | Norbert Kückelmann | Producer |
| Production | Peter Lilienthal | Producer |
| Production | Kurt von Vietinghoff | Line Producer |
| Production | Joachim von Mengershausen | Producer |
| Camera | Kurt Weber | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Heidi Genée | Editor |
| Production | Joachim von Vietinghoff | Production Manager |
| Directing | Bernhard Jenn | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Elvira Senft | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ulrich Heiser | Assistant Camera |