The story takes place in Summer 1942, when a small force of Black Sea Fleet sailors was surrounded by German troops but broke out the encirclement.

Ivan Pereverzevas Ivan Nikulin
Boris Chirkovas Zakhar Fomichyov
Stepan Kayukovas Papasha
Erast Garinas Tikhon Spiridonovich
Zoya Fyodorovaas Marusya Kryukova
Vsevolod Sanayevas Alyokha
Mikhail Rumyantsevas Italian
Sergey Nikonovas Vasiliy Klevtsov
Fyodor Provorov