Rumsza, the elderly railwayman, leading a sedate life with his wife, misses his only remaining son (two older boys were killed in the war). Joziuk finally returns from the military in the first scene but with the pregnant Zosia, while Rumsza expected him to marry Celinka, the daughter of Krywka, his only friend and neighbour. The hero will not accept the new situation; he throws his son and Zosia out of his house. Celinka is distressed but she still harbours hope for Joziuk. The birth of the child changes the situation: Rumsza accepts his son's relationship but Celinka decides to leave.
| Directing | Stanisław Lenartowicz | Director |
| Writing | Tadeusz Konwicki | Writer |
| Camera | Mieczysław Jahoda | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Lidia Pacewicz | Editor |
| Art | Jan Grandys | Production Design |
| Art | Zdzisław Kielanowski | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zdzisław Kielanowski | Costume Design |
| Sound | Adam Walaciński | Music |
| Sound | Stanisław Urbaniak | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irena Kosecka | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jerzy Nitecki | Production Manager |
| Art | Jan Rybkowski | Creative Director |
| Directing | Sylwester Chęciński | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Stanisław Jędryka | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Czesław Świrta | Additional Director of Photography |
| Camera | Janusz Zachwajewski | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Wiesław Kielar | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Jan Kaniewski | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Henryk Zeligowski | Construction Foreman |
| Sound | Konrad Bryzek | Conductor |
| Sound | Stanisław Kochanek | Sound Assistant |
| Directing | Roman Kolski | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jadwiga Raińska-Piotrowska | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ludgierd Romanis | Unit Manager |
| Production | Marek Dobrowolski | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Zorika Zarzycka | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Ryszard Straszewski | Unit Manager |
