The characters remember their youth, which took place during the Civil War. The events of those years had a decisive impact on their lives - Kolobov became a career officer, and Svedomsky became a famous pianist.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Yuriy YakovlevNot listed | Not listed |
 Pyotr ShcherbakovNot listed | Not listed |
 Vladimir IzotovNot listed | Not listed |
 Nikolai BerezinNot listed | Not listed |
 Anna KamenkovaNot listed | Not listed |
| VVitaly MoskalenkoNot listed | Not listed |
 Gennady SayfulinNot listed | Not listed |
 Konstantin BerdikovNot listed | Not listed |
 Leonid PlatonovNot listed | Not listed |
 Lev DurovNot listed | Not listed |
 Aleksandr KotovNot listed | Not listed |
 Igor YankovskyNot listed | Not listed |
 Yuri Katin-YartsevNot listed | Not listed |
 Igor GusevNot listed | Not listed |
 Irina KirichenkoNot listed | Not listed |
| OOlga TarnovskayaNot listed | Not listed |
 Grigoriy LyampeNot listed | Not listed |