A thief named Egor, having served a term in prison, goes to the country to meet his pen-friend Lyuba, a kind genial village woman. Egor comes to love Lyuba sincerely. Now he has friends, work and a beloved woman, he decides to break with his criminal past and start a new life. However, his former criminal associates interfere brutally.
Василий Шукшин
as Егор Прокудин
Лидия Федосеева-Шукшина
as Люба Байкалова
Иван Рыжов
as Иван Рыжов
Алексей Ванин
as Пётр
Мария Виноградова
as Зоя
Лев Дуров
as Сергей Михайлович, официант
Георгий Бурков
as «Губа»
Мария Скворцова
as мать Любы
Ефимия Быстрова
as Куделиха, мать Егора
Татьяна Гаврилова
as Люсьен
Николай Граббе
as начальник колонии
Александр Горбенко
as Коля
