In the center of the film - two lives, two destinies. A simple, illiterate soldier Vostrikov of the Tsar's Army during the years of Soviet power grew into a devoted fighter of the revolution, he became a general of the Soviet Army, respected by all. A guards officer, a brilliant prince Naschyokin, who fought against Soviet power, emigrated from his native country and eventually became a lackey in a port restaurant.
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Nikolai Rybnikov Vyacheslav Tikhonov Ella Nechayeva Lev Polyakov Stanislav Chekan Vladimir Druzhnikov Lev Sverdlin Olga Zhiznyeva Alla Larionova Margarita Volodina Georgiy Yumatov Grigori Kirillov Vera Shershnyova Yelena Gogoleva Sergei Kurilov Sergei Gurzo Muza Krepkogorskaya Viktor Chekmaryov Vladimir Kolchin
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