In the fall of 1938, three former fighters of the international brigade — russian Shukhov, frenchman Henri and american Liz — fall into a resort town on the border of Spain and France. Having met a nurse who is supposed to send Spanish children to Corsica, they decide to help her. However, a fascist rebellion suddenly breaks out in the city, and the children are held hostage to criminals.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Juozas BudraitisNicholas / Nikolai Shukhov | Nicholas / Nikolai Shukhov |
 Tatyana SidorenkoMarie | Marie |
 Aleksandr LazarevHenri | Henri |
 Valentina IgnatyevaLiz | Liz |
 Sergei BondarchukRichard Bradbury | Richard Bradbury |
 Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyPolice commissioner | Police commissioner |
 Nikolay KryuchkovBurr | Burr |
 Algimantas MasiulisBernard | Bernard |
 Viktor SergachyovGeorges Grenier | Georges Grenier |
 Yuriy YakovlevDe Braschen | De Braschen |
 Igor VasilevParadieu | Paradieu |
 Lev PolyakovFrançois | François |
 Viktor FilippovNicholas's assistant | Nicholas's assistant |
 Irina SkobtsevaMrs. Bradbury | Mrs. Bradbury |
 Aleksandr VokachMayor | Mayor |
| AAndrei BeloruchevJacques | Jacques |
 Alyona BondarchukBetty | Betty |
| GGerasim LisitsyanSheikh | Sheikh |
 Inna UlyanovaGrenier's wife | Grenier's wife |
 Dušan JanićijevićEntertainer | Entertainer |
 Yuriy MochalovParadieu's assistant | Paradieu's assistant |
 Valeriy FraerNot listed | Not listed |
| BBoris MinayevNot listed | Not listed |