Immediately after their wedding, a young family of archaeologists comes to Central Asia for excavations. The plague epidemic that broke out there separates the newlyweds for a while and forces the girl's mother to turn to her ex-husband for help.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Evgeniya KozyrevaElena Andreevna | Elena Andreevna |
 Izolda IzvitskayaAnna Burova | Anna Burova |
 Aleksandr MikhajlovEvgeny Burov | Evgeny Burov |
 Ivan Dmitrievgeneral Novozhilov | general Novozhilov |
 Irina SkobtsevaClaudia Novozhilova | Claudia Novozhilova |
 Svetlana KharitonovaMasha | Masha |
 Nina DoroshinaNina | Nina |
 Viktor SharlakhovGulyaev | Gulyaev |
| LLeonid ParkhomenkoBryokhov | Bryokhov |
 Takhir SabirovSakhat | Sakhat |
 Evgeni LeonovKoshelev | Koshelev |
 Boris Bityukovofficer | officer |
 Daniil Netrebin(uncredited) | (uncredited) |
 Aleksey Dobronravov(uncredited) | (uncredited) |
| VViktor Klyucharyov(uncredited) | (uncredited) |