Overview

A new construction manager, Zaitsev, arrives in a small town. Two of his former comrades from the Red Army work here: Glinka, the director of the paper factory, and Latsis, the head of the timber rafting operation. Zaitsev advocates for the rapid expansion of the paper factory and surrounds himself with a group of opportunists. However, despite their long-standing friendship, after a series of revelations, he is forced to leave the town.

Top Cast

Mikhail Zharov

Zaitsev

Anatoli Goryunov

Glinka

Tatyana Guretskaya

Varya, Glinka's wife

Nikolai Batalov

Latsis

Veronika Polonskaya

Irina, Latsis' wife

Vladimir Romashkov

Old rafter (uncredited)

Georgy Orlov

Nikolay Urvantsov

Shakalov

Vladimir Taskin

Latsis's secretary