Based on the novel of the same name by Mikhail Sholokhov, about the fate of people broken by the First World War, the October Revolution of 1917 and the Civil War in Russia (1917-1922), about the collapse of the foundations and ideals of the Don Cossacks of Russia at the beginning of the XX century, about the personal tragedy of the protagonist — Grigoriy Melekhov.
| Writing | Sergei Gerasimov | Writer |
| Writing | Mikhail Sholokhov | Novel |
| Directing | Sergei Gerasimov | Director |
| Art | Boris Dulenkov | Production Design |
| Camera | Vladimir Rapoport | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yuriy Levitin | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariam Bykhovskaya | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Konstantin Urbetis | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aleksei Smirnov | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Dmitri Flyangolts | Sound |
| Editing | Valentina Isayeva | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Maya Merkel | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Arnold Roitman | Conductor |
| Art | Sergey Serebrenikov | Set Decoration |
