Based on a play by Gerhardt Hauptmann, the film details a bittersweet May-December romance between ageing Mathias Clausen (Albers) and young, beautiful Inken Peters (Annemarie Dueringer).
| Directing | Gottfried Reinhardt | Director |
| Writing | Jochen Huth | Writer |
| Camera | Kurt Hasse | Director of Photography |
| Production | Artur Brauner | Producer |
| Art | Peter Röhrig | Art Direction |
| Sound | Werner Eisbrenner | Music |
| Art | Rolf Zehetbauer | Art Direction |
| Editing | Kurt Zeunert | Editor |
| Production | Wilhelm Sperber | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Brauner | Costume Design |
| Sound | Erwin Schänzle | Sound |