Set during the last days of the civil war that followed the Russian Revolution. The Crimea Peninsula is the last stronghold of the White Guard, and the Red Army is planning the final assault. The first story line of the movie follows two Red Army soldiers: unlikely friends Nekrasov and Karyakin. The second story line is about a White Guard officer Brusentsov who is devoted to Russia and his cause but sees it being destroyed day by day.
Олег Янковский
as Andrei Nekrasov
Ролан Быков
as Ivan Karyakin
Анатолий Папанов
as Colonel
Владимир Высоцкий
as Aleksandr Brusentsov
Ия Саввина
as Alexandra
Алла Демидова
as Commissar
Николай Крючков
as Komandir vzvoda
Николай Бурляев
as Sergey Lukashevich
Николай Парфёнов
as Belogvardeyskiy ofitser
Роман Ткачук
as Belogvardeyskiy ofitser
Валентина Березуцкая
as Khozyayka utonuvshego vedra
Вениамин Смехов
as baron Krause
