The film tells the story of those who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942, which became a turning point in the Great Patriotic War. For five months, the city resisted the Nazi offensive. Surrendering Stalingrad to the enemy would have meant losing the war, but holding on to the city seemed almost impossible.

Mikhail Derzhavinas General Muravyov
Pyotr Andriyevskyas General Vinogradov
Yuriy Tolubeevas Lavrov
Andrei Abrikosovas General Krivenko
Aleksandr Zrazhevskyas General Panteleyev
Nikolai Kornas General-major
Mark Bernesas Minutka, driver
Vladimir Maryevas Lieutenant Fyodorov
Pavel Volkovas Stepan
Arkadi Koltsaty