Pavel is a Czech partisan fighter in the waning days of the war. Just as peace is declared, Pavel is shot in the spine and sent to the hospital emergency ward. As he fades in and out of consciousness, he recalls the events that led to his participation in the underground. Holding German occupation commander Engelchen responsible for all the horrors and deprivations heaped upon his comrades, Pavel is kept alive by the possibility of recovering and exacting vengeance upon the Nazi officer - no matter how long it takes.
| Directing | Ján Kadár | Director |
| Writing | Ján Kadár | Screenplay |
| Camera | Rudolf Milič | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Elmar Klos | Screenplay |
| Directing | Elmar Klos | Director |
| Editing | Jaromír Janáček | Editor |
| Art | Boris Moravec | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lída Novotná | Costume Design |
| Sound | František Černý | Sound |
| Directing | Stanislav Černý | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Karel Čáslavský | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Věra Vláčilová | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Ladislav Mňačko | Novel |
| Camera | Josef Pechar | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jiří Širc | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Zeno Dostál | Set Decoration |
| Art | Vladimír Mácha | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Martincová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nita Romanečová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Broncová | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Libuše Černá | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ladislav Bacílek | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jiří Hurych | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Volšičková | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Bohumír Brunclík | Sound Effects |
| Production | Josef Ouzký | Production Manager |
| Production | Růžena Hulínská | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Jiří Mařas | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Ctibor Jeřábek | Assistant Production Manager |
| Sound | Zdeněk Liška | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | František Belfín | Conductor |
| Writing | Miloš Brož | Creative Producer |
| Production | Karel Feix | Executive Producer |
