Vetlugin, a worker at a Ural factory, becomes a member of the Moscow soccer team "Turbina". The captain and center forward Vitaly Grinko, known to the whole country, is jealous of the newcomer and tries to defame the simple-minded player. The whole team takes the side of the newcomer, criticizes the captain's behavior, and wins in the game with a foreign team.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Aleksei GribovPyotr Semenovich Grinko | Pyotr Semenovich Grinko |
 Gennadiy SergeevVitaly Petrovich Grinko | Vitaly Petrovich Grinko |
 Margarita LifanovaTonya Grinko, art student | Tonya Grinko, art student |
 Lev FrichinskyNikolai Vetlugin | Nikolai Vetlugin |
 Nikolay KryuchkovIvan Nikolaevich, coach of the Turbina team | Ivan Nikolaevich, coach of the Turbina team |
 Aleksandr Degtyarparty secretary | party secretary |
 Boris SitkoSurikov, head of DSO "Turbina" | Surikov, head of DSO "Turbina" |
 Anastasiya ZuyevaEkaterina Nikolaevna Grinko, mother of Vitaly and Tonya | Ekaterina Nikolaevna Grinko, mother of Vitaly and Tonya |
 Vladimir Vladislavskiyboss of the football team "Shorty" | boss of the football team "Shorty" |
 Lev Feninpastor | pastor |
 Vadim Sinyavskyfootball radio commentator | football radio commentator |
| NNikolay KurochkinFan at the railroad station | Fan at the railroad station |
| NNadezhda KovalyovaPeasant | Peasant |