War, 1944. Soldier Zhenya Kolyshkin, a fragile intellectual from Arbat, sets out on New Year's Eve to collect a parcel, but stumbles upon a German dugout. He manages to escape, but guard duty is inevitable. Zhenya's predicament is brightened by Zhenechka, a communications officer in the Katyusha regiment.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Oleg DalZhenya Kolyshkin | Zhenya Kolyshkin |
 Galina FiglovskayaZhenechka Zemlyanikina | Zhenechka Zemlyanikina |
 Georgiy ShtilRomadin | Romadin |
 Pavel MorozenkoAleksei Zyryanov | Aleksei Zyryanov |
 Mikhail KokshenovZakhar | Zakhar |
 Mark BernesColonel Karavayev | Colonel Karavayev |
 Vladimir IlinNot listed | Not listed |
 Nikolai GodovikovNot listed | Not listed |
 Aleksandr KavalerovNot listed | Not listed |
 Lyubov MalinovskayaNot listed | Not listed |
 Vladimir FyodorovNot listed | Not listed |
 Aleksandr UlyanovNot listed | Not listed |
 Vakhtang TumanovNot listed | Not listed |