Petre Orsa, a young peasant gets a job at the Hunedoara Steel Mill with the dream of becoming a top-notch steel man, having Mihai Solca – a sort of communist industrial hero – as his role model. He starts low moving dirt around with a shovel but he soon gets into the team of an old steel man, foreman Tudor Baci.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Florin PiersicPetre Orsa | Petre Orsa |
 Vasilica TastamanLivia | Livia |
 Titus LapteșTodor Baci | Todor Baci |
 Dorin DronSolca | Solca |
 Aurel CioranuGică Pisică | Gică Pisică |
| NNicolae PraidaDinuț | Dinuț |
 Grigore Vasiliu-BirlicNot listed | Not listed |
| IIon MantaToma | Toma |
| IIon PrisăcaruUzum | Uzum |
 Silviu StănculescuAbrudan | Abrudan |
 George ConstantinȘoni | Șoni |
 Vasile TomazianSpiridon | Spiridon |
 Rodica TapalagăNot listed | Not listed |
| AAurora ȘotropaNot listed | Not listed |
| EEugenia EftimieNot listed | Not listed |