The story of a man whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a prisoner, and his only son was killed in action only a few days before the victory...
Cast
Sergey Bondarchuk
Sokolov
Pavel Boriskin
Vanyushka
Zinaida Kirienko
Irina
Pavel Volkov
Ivan
Yuri Averin
Müller
Konstantin Alekseev
German Major
Pavel Vinnikov
Soviet Colonel
Yevgeni Teterin
Writer
Anatoli Chemodurov
Soviet Artillery Lieutenant Colonel
Aleksandr Novikov
Soviet Christian Prisoner of War
Lev Borisov
Platoon Commander
Viktor Markin
Captive Surgeon
Yevgeni Kudryashov
Kryzhnev
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Unknown
Vladimir Ivanov
Lead Singer
Pyotr Savin
Pyotr
Yevgeniya Melnikova
Landlady
Vyacheslav Beryozko
Unknown
Nikolai Aparin
Captive in the Church
Nikolay Pechentsov
Concentration Camp Prisoner
Andrey Puntus
German Officer in the Concentration Camp
Georgi Shapovalov
Concentration Camp Prisoner
Vladimir Strelnikov
Anatoliy
Anatoli Berladin
Soviet Soldier (uncredited)
Vladimir Boriskin
Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited)
Aleksey Egorov
Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited)
Andrey Karasyov
German Soldier (uncredited)
Vladimir Kartashov
(uncredited)
Aleksandr Lebedev
Young Soviet Soldier (uncredited)
Viktors Lorencs
One-eyed German Officer (uncredited)
Georgi Millyar
Drunk German Soldier (uncredited)
Olga Mingalyova
(uncredited)
Yuri Mikhailov
Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited)
Yevgeni Morgunov
Fat German Soldier (uncredited)
Pyotr Mukhin
Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited)
Muin Mukhitdinov
Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited)
Jüri Müür
German Officer (uncredited)
Daniil Netrebin
Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited)
Anatoliy Nikitin
Soviet Officer (uncredited)
Viktor Shtykov
Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited)
Viktor Yakovlev
Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited)
Margarita Korabelnikova
Vanyushka (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Sergey Bondarchuk
Director
Vladimir Leonov
Script Editor
Yuriy Lukin
Screenplay
Fyodor Shakhmagonov
Screenplay
Mikhail Sholokhov
Story
Tatyana Likhachyova
Editor
Vladimir Monakhov
Director of Photography
Anatoliy Golovanov
First Assistant Director
Gleb Kuznetsov
Executive Producer
Ippolit Novoderyozhkin
Production Design
Sergey Voronkov
Production Design
Orest Vereyskiy
Costume Design
Nikolay Pechentsov
Makeup Designer
Yuri Mikhailov
Sound Director
Venyamin Basner
Original Music Composer
Viktors Lorencs
Script Consultant
Pavel Lyalyakin
Script Consultant
Grigoriy Gamburg
Conductor
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