A Russian war correspondent is drafted into the war and finds himself in the middle of battle. When he loses his party card, however, he is treated as a deserter until he finds help from a kind man. This Soviet war feature was considerably outspoken for the time as it addressed issues such as anti-Stalinism, Siberia and the inhumanity of war. Adapting his screenplay from a book by Constantin Simonov, Alexandre Stolper was responsible for writing as well as directing.
Кирилл Лавров
as Иван Петрович Синцов, старший политрук
Анатолий Папанов
as Федор Федорович Серпилин, генерал
Алексей Глазырин
as Алексей Денисович Малинин, старший политрук
Олег Ефремов
as полковник Иванов
Лев Любецкий
as Сергей Николаевич Шмаков, батальонный комиссар
Владлен Паулус
as майор Данилов
Людмила Крылова
as Татьяна Николаевна Овсянникова, военврач
Зиновий Высоковский
as Миша, военкор
Борис Чирков
as Гаврила Романович Бирюков
Евгений Самойлов
as командир коммунистического батальона Фрунзенского района Москвы
Олег Табаков
as особист, старший лейтенант
Лев Круглый
as солдат Комаров
