The film tells the tragic fate of railroad guard Thiel at the end of the 19th century. Thiel, who spends his days in the dull, monotonous fulfillment of his duties, has lost his gentle, quiet wife Minna. He remarries out of concern for his young son Tobias. His second wife Lene, with whom he also has a child, is superior to him in vitality and has a rough passion. He discovers that his child from his first marriage is being discriminated against and tormented by her - Thiel withdraws more and more into himself and becomes lonely. When Tobias is killed in an accident, he blames Lene, and disaster is inevitable...
Unfortunately the movie Bahnwärter Thiel is not yet available on Disney Plus.
| Directing | Hans-Joachim Kasprzik | Director |
| Writing | Klaus Jörn | Screenplay |
| Sound | Karl-Ernst Sasse | Music |
| Camera | Horst Hardt | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ursula Rudzki | Editor |
| Art | Gerhard Helwig | Production Design |
| Art | Klaus-Dieter Pohle | Property Master |
| Art | Herbert Gebuhr | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Klaus Becker | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Waltraud Becker | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hans Linke | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Kiecker | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Christfried Sobczyk | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Hans-Joachim Kreinbrink | Sound |
| Production | Heinz Walter | Production Manager |
| Writing | Gerhart Hauptmann | Short Story |
| Writing | Hans-Joachim Kasprzik | Screenplay |
