A first episode in the trilogy about the Russian partisan's resistance against the Nazi occupation of Russia during WWII. The film is set in August of 1941, when the Nazi forces invaded and occupied the European part of Russia. Major Mlynsky is in charge of the special group of partisans. His group is absorbing other small groups of Russian soldiers, who managed to survive from the attacks of the overwhelming Nazi forces. The Nazi Armies are advancing to Moscow. Major Mlynsky is organizing the Russian partisan's resistance against the Nazis, behind the enemy lines.
Вячеслав Тихонов
as Ivan Petrovich Mlynsky, Major
Олег Жаков
as grandfather Matvey Egorovich
Галина Польских
as Zina, the nurse
Семён Морозов
as Seregin, captain
Евгений Шутов
as Ohrim Shmil
Иван Переверзев
as Father Pavel (Pavel Ivanovich Vorobyov)
Владимир Ивашов
as Afanasyev, captain
Владимир Заманский
as Nikolai Sergeevich, commander of a partisan detachment
Александр Денисов
as Vakulenchuk, midshipman
Tofig Mirzayev
as Hasan Alievich Aliyev, Commissioner
Валентин Печников
as Petr Sergeevich Ivanov
Евгений Леонов-Гладышев
as Simon Bondarenko
