Two 17-year-olds, Werner Holt and Gilbert Wolzow, are pulled out of school and into Hitler's army. Gilbert becomes a fanatical soldier; but at the front, Werner begins to understand the senselessness of war.
| Directing | Joachim Kunert | Director |
| Writing | Joachim Kunert | Screenplay |
| Writing | Claus Küchenmeister | Screenplay |
| Writing | Anne Pfeuffer | Creative Producer |
| Camera | Rolf Sohre | Director of Photography |
| Art | Gerhard Helwig | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Günter Schmidt | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ingeborg Wilfert | Costume Design |
| Editing | Christa Helwig | Editor |
| Camera | Waltraud Pathenheimer | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Gerhard Wohlgemuth | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Kurt Eppers | Music |
| Writing | Dieter Noll | Novel |
