The film reproduces the events of the summer of 1921, when Kotovsky, at the head of a separate cavalry brigade, completed the defeat of the Antonov counterrevolutionary rebellion in the Tambov region, destroying Matyukhin's gang.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Evgeniy LazarevGrigoriy Kotovskiy | Grigoriy Kotovskiy |
 Anatoliy RomashinPavel Ektov | Pavel Ektov |
 Irina BrazgovkaVarvara | Varvara |
 Vasile Zubcu-CodreanuPevelash | Pevelash |
 Gennady SayfulinNachalnik osobogo otdela | Nachalnik osobogo otdela |
 Victor CiutacKomissar brigadi | Komissar brigadi |
 Sergiu FinitiPoruchenets kombrugi | Poruchenets kombrugi |
 Volodymyr ShakaloIvan Matyukhin | Ivan Matyukhin |
 Gennadi ChulkovMikhail Matyukhin - brat Ivana | Mikhail Matyukhin - brat Ivana |
 Igor LedogorovMakarov | Makarov |
 Aleksei GolovinCommander | Commander |
 Zurab KapianidzeNot listed | Not listed |
 Uldis PūcītisNot listed | Not listed |
 Vilnis Bekeris2-y chekist | 2-y chekist |
| VVladimir PinciucNot listed | Not listed |
 Fyodor OdinokovNot listed | Not listed |
 Konstantin KonstantinovNot listed | Not listed |
 Viktor PlotnikovMatyukhinets | Matyukhinets |
 Petru BaracciKomandir polka | Komandir polka |
 Ion ArakelovNot listed | Not listed |
| IIon BordeianuNot listed | Not listed |
| YYelizaveta FedkoNot listed | Not listed |