Mitrea Kocor, a young butler, gives up his work in the fields to join Antonescu's Romanian army, which fought alongside Nazi forces during World War II. After spending time in Soviet captivity and a prisoner-of-war camp, he returns to his home village to participate in post-war reconstruction.
Septimiu Sever
as Mitrea Cocor
Aurelia Sorescu
as Nastasia
Toma Dimitriu
as Stoica Cernet
George Manu
as Costel Florea
Dem Savu
as Ghita Lungu
Maria Voluntaru
as Uta
Titus Lapteș
as Nita logofatul
Ion Henter
as Malacu
Nicolae Tomazoglu
as Triglea
Ion Talianu
as Lt. col. Paladi
Nucu Păunescu
as Plutonier Catarama
Andrei Codarcea
as Profesorul