A Marine's presumed death leads his fiancée to marry another, only for him to return, leading to a tragic, symbolic end for him despite his physical survival.

Yevgeni Kindinovas Sergei Nikitin
Yelena Korenevaas Tanya
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiyas Trumpeter
Irina Kupchenkoas Lyuda
Elizaveta Solodovaas Sergei's mother
Iya Savvinaas Tanya's mother
Vladimir Konkinas Sergei's youngest brother
Aleksandr Zbruevas Igor Volgin
Roman Gromadskiyas Albatross
Mykola Hrynkoas Vice-Admiral
Levan Paatashvili