The year 1953 ends. Mines that failed to fulfil the plan are not allowed to light their star. Socialist realism treated seriously – with the memory of the mining tradition, with respect for the work of the old, with hope for the young.
| Directing | Andrzej Munk | Director |
| Writing | Andrzej Munk | Writer |
| Directing | Witold Lesiewicz | Director |
| Writing | Witold Lesiewicz | Writer |
| Writing | Karol Malcuzynski | Writer |
| Sound | Jan Krenz | Music |
| Camera | Romuald Kropat | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Zbigniew Raplewski | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Maria Orłowska | Editor |
| Editing | Halina Kubik | Editor |
| Editing | Jadwiga Zajiček | Editor |