World-famous geneticist Professor Hülsenbeck is a man of integrity who refuses to mix science and political gain. When his findings are being used to harm humanity, he immigrates to the USA in 1933 in protest against Nazi racial politics.
| Directing | Kurt Maetzig | Director |
| Camera | Werner Bergmann | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jürgen Brauer | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christiane Dorst | Costume Design |
| Editing | Brigitte Krex | Editor |
| Sound | Karl-Ernst Sasse | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Heike Bauersfeld | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ingeborg Pfenniger | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hans-Günter Schulz | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Helfried Schreiter | Writer |
| Writing | Hans-Albert Pederzani | Writer |
