The everyday lives of a poverty-stricken railway trackman, his wife and daughter in a remote, isolated house in a winter landscape. One day, they receive a telegram announcing the arrival of the section inspector, who is to live with the family. After his arrival, a downward spiral begins.
Director:
Writer:
Werner Krauss
Bahnwärter
Edith Posca
Tochter des Bahnwärters
Hermine Straßmann-Witt
Frau des Bahnwärters
Paul Otto
Bahninspektor
Lupu Pick
Reisender (uncredited)
