The story of a man (Andrey Sokolov) whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a prisoner, and his only son was killed in action only a few days before the victory...
| Directing | Sergey Bondarchuk | Director |
| Writing | Yuri Lukin | Writer |
| Writing | Fyodor Shakhmagonov | Writer |
| Writing | Mikhail Sholokhov | Novel |
| Camera | Vladimir Monakhov | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Grigoriy Gamburg | Conductor |
| Editing | Tatyana Likhachyova | Editor |
| Art | Sergei Voronkov | Production Design |
| Art | Ippolit Novoderyozhkin | Production Design |
| Sound | Venyamin Basner | Original Music Composer |