During the flight, the hero of the film, the boxing champion, recalls his life's journey. The hero’s childhood was in the first post-war years. He grew up without a father, his mother was busy with work, his older brother was in prison, the relationship with the new stepfather did not work out, and the boy was brought up on the street. There he learned to fight, and this led him to the boxing ring. Over time, the stubborn street boy became the champion of Europe.
Людмила Гурченко
as Lyuba, Viktor's mother
Николай Рыбников
as Fyodor Ivanovich
Олег Борисов
as Stepan Yegorovich
Aleksandr Kharashkevich
as Viktor Krokhin at 9 years old
Viktor Poluektov
as Viktor Krokhin at 13 years old
Михаил Терентьев
as Viktor Krokhin at 25 years old
Лев Лемке
as Igor Vasilyevich
Антонина Богданова
as Viktor's grandmother
Александр Пашутин
as Sergei Andreyevich
Владимир Заманский
as Stanislav Aleksandrovich
Viktor Vasin
as German Pavlovich Volkov
Геннадий Фролов
as Veniamin Petrovich
