The film raises acute issues in construction, where, back in the 1970s, all the social shortcomings of large-scale but short-term production projects were concentrated: premature completion of projects, mismanagement, weak control, theft, and fraud.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Oleg YankovskiyNot listed | Not listed |
 Mikhail UlyanovNot listed | Not listed |
 Kirill LavrovNot listed | Not listed |
 Lyudmila GurchenkoNot listed | Not listed |
 Natalya GundarevaNot listed | Not listed |
 Vsevolod KuznetsovNot listed | Not listed |
 Leonid NevedomskyNot listed | Not listed |
 Mikhail PogorzhelskyNot listed | Not listed |
 Valentina TalyzinaNot listed | Not listed |
 Igor VladimirovNot listed | Not listed |
 Viktor ShulginNot listed | Not listed |
 Igor DmitrievNot listed | Not listed |
 Fyodor OdinokovNot listed | Not listed |
 Georgiy ShtilNot listed | Not listed |
 Sergey ZamorevNot listed | Not listed |
 Elena StavroginaVera Vasilievna | Vera Vasilievna |
 Vladimir AgeevNot listed | Not listed |