A veteran of World War II returns to civil life and the collective farm he once led, only to find his wife has re-married.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Sergei LukyanovVasili Bortnikov | Vasili Bortnikov |
 Nikolai TimofeyevStephan | Stephan |
 Inna MakarovaFrosya | Frosya |
 Anatoli ChemodurovChekanov | Chekanov |
 Natalya MedvedevaAvdotya | Avdotya |
 Anatoliy IgnatyevPavel | Pavel |
 Vsevolod SanayevKentaurov | Kentaurov |
 Klara LuchkoNatalya Dubko | Natalya Dubko |
 Nonna MordyukovaNastya Ogorodnikova | Nastya Ogorodnikova |
 Galina StepanovaTatyana Timofeevna Bolshakova | Tatyana Timofeevna Bolshakova |
| AAndrei PetrovVitya | Vitya |
 Mariya YarotskayaVasili's grandmother | Vasili's grandmother |
 Nikolai ShaminKuzma Vasilievich | Kuzma Vasilievich |
| NNikolay DobronravovSeryozha | Seryozha |
 Vladimir KolchinBuyanov | Buyanov |
 Danuta StolyarskayaGranya | Granya |
 Pyotr Kiryutkinaccountant | accountant |
 Aleksandra DanilovaPraskovya | Praskovya |
| KKonstantin NassonovProfessor Tolstoy | Professor Tolstoy |
 Aleksandr TolstykhExtra | Extra |
 Margarita ZharovaNadezhda Petrovna | Nadezhda Petrovna |