Based on Chingiz Aitmatov’s novel "Farewell, Gyulsary!" The story of Tanabai the blacksmith, father of three children, who upon his return from war became a herdsman, and his tragic love for the soldier’s widow Byubyudzhan. The lyrical poem has an additional storyline concerning the horse Gyulsary and his master Tanabai.
| Directing | Sergei Urusevsky | Director |
| Writing | Chinghiz Aitmatov | Novel |
| Writing | Chinghiz Aitmatov | Screenplay |
| Camera | Sergei Urusevsky | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Sergei Urusevsky | Writer |
| Sound | Mieczysław Weinberg | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Emin Khachaturyan | Conductor |
| Camera | Vitaly Abramov | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Boris Kocherov | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lidiya Novi | Costume Design |
| Editing | Lidiya Milioti | Editor |
| Production | V. Fridman | Production Manager |
| Crew | Albert Rudachenko | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Visual Effects | V. Sevostyanov | Visual Effects Camera |
| Writing | Nina Glagoleva | Script Editor |
| Crew | D. Tyulegenov | Creative Consultant |
| Camera | V. Milioti | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | L. Korolyova | Assistant Director |
| Directing | A. Panov | Assistant Director |
| Crew | N. Sitko | Animal Wrangler |
