A female poet and author faces the harsh realities of a besieged Leningrad. Based on Olga Berggolts' memoir of the same name.
| Directing | Igor Talankin | Director |
| Writing | Igor Talankin | Writer |
| Writing | Olga Berggolts | Novel |
| Camera | Margarita Pilikhina | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Alfred Schnittke | Music |
| Art | Aleksandr Makarov | Art Direction |
| Art | Nikolai Usachyov | Art Direction |
| Sound | Veronika Dudarova | Conductor |
| Editing | Zinaida Veryovkina | Editor |
