Vasily and Vasilisa had seven children and the village respected the hardworking family. One day Vasily got drunk and laid a hand on his faithful wife. It was just before the war.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Olga OstroumovaVasilisa | Vasilisa |
 Mikhail KononovVasiliy Vologzhin | Vasiliy Vologzhin |
 Natalya BondarchukAleksandra | Aleksandra |
 Maya BulgakovaAvdotya | Avdotya |
 Andrei RostotskyPyotr | Pyotr |
 Natalya DikaryovaTanyukha | Tanyukha |
 Tatyana DogilevaNastya | Nastya |
 Georgi BurkovNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
 Gennadi FrolovSanya | Sanya |
 Igor TaradaikinIvan Dmitriyevich | Ivan Dmitriyevich |