Set during the last days of the civil war that followed the Russian Revolution. The Crimea Peninsula is the last stronghold of the White Guard, and the Red Army is planning the final assault. The first story line of the movie follows two Red Army soldiers: unlikely friends Nekrasov and Karyakin. The second story line is about a White Guard officer Brusentsov who is devoted to Russia and his cause but sees it being destroyed day by day.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Oleg YankovskiyAndrei Nekrasov | Andrei Nekrasov |
 Rolan BykovIvan Karyakin | Ivan Karyakin |
 Anatoliy PapanovColonel | Colonel |
 Vladimir VysotskyAleksandr Brusentsov | Aleksandr Brusentsov |
 Iya SavvinaAlexandra | Alexandra |
 Alla DemidovaCommissar | Commissar |
 Nikolay KryuchkovKomandir vzvoda | Komandir vzvoda |
 Nikolay BurlyaevSergey Lukashevich | Sergey Lukashevich |
 Nikolai ParfyonovBelogvardeyskiy ofitser | Belogvardeyskiy ofitser |
 Roman TkachukBelogvardeyskiy ofitser | Belogvardeyskiy ofitser |
 Valentina BerezutskayaKhozyayka utonuvshego vedra | Khozyayka utonuvshego vedra |
 Venyamin Smekhovbaron Krause | baron Krause |
 Yuriy KuzmenkovNot listed | Not listed |
 Valentin Golubenko(uncredited) | (uncredited) |
 Valentina Sperantova(uncredited) | (uncredited) |
 Tatiana Ivanenko(uncredited) | (uncredited) |
| PPyotr KrylovNachalnik shtaba | Nachalnik shtaba |
 Rostislav Yankovskypolkovnik Vasilchikov | polkovnik Vasilchikov |
| VVasiliy BadayevNot listed | Not listed |
 Nikolay DupakArmy commander | Army commander |