Soldiers undertake the perilous task of removing a stockpile of World War II bombshells discovered during roadworks under the ground of a small village.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Oleg BorisovCaptain Galich | Captain Galich |
 Aleksei AlekseyevCol. Gvelesiani | Col. Gvelesiani |
 Pyotr LyubeshkinVershinin | Vershinin |
 Oleg MokshantsevVishnyakov | Vishnyakov |
 Vladimir MarenkovVasin | Vasin |
| IIgor KosukhinTsignadze | Tsignadze |
 Leonid KuravlyovMorozov | Morozov |
 Stanislav LyubshinSadovnikov | Sadovnikov |
 Nina GolovinaWife Galich | Wife Galich |
 Aleksey DobronravovDoctor Kuzmin | Doctor Kuzmin |
 Aleksandr GordonMilitary engineer | Military engineer |
 Andrei TarkovskyMilitary engineer | Military engineer |
| ААнатолий СмирновVasili Makarovich | Vasili Makarovich |