The man who broke the jug, the judge, is trying a case who determine who broke the jug. Long before the evidence becomes conclusive against the suspects, it becomes apparent that the blustering and bullying - and naive - village judge is the guilty one.
| Directing | Emil Jannings | Director |
| Directing | Gustav Ucicky | Director |
| Writing | Thea von Harbou | Screenplay |
| Art | Robert Herlth | Production Design |
| Writing | Heinrich von Kleist | Theatre Play |
| Production | Fritz Klotsch | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Fritz Arno Wagner | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Wolfgang Zeller | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Arnfried Heyne | Editor |
| Production | Karl Julius Fritzsche | Producer |
