In Annemarie Brinkmann's small German village all the young men are recruited to the front in WWI. When her boyfriend Klaus Renken gets the call they spend their last romantic night together. Time goes by but one day when the pastor announces the names of the fallen villagers: Klaus is among them. Annemarie collapses while the congregation sings a funeral song.
| Directing | Fritz Peter Buch | Director |
| Writing | Bruno Wellenkamp | Novel |
| Writing | Fritz Peter Buch | Screenplay |
| Camera | Carl Drews | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Friedel Buckow | Editor |