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.
Cast
- Mikhail Zharov as Zaitsev
- Anatoli Goryunov as Glinka
- Tatyana Guretskaya as Varya, Glinka's wife
- Nikolai Batalov as Latsis
- Veronika Polonskaya as Irina, Latsis' wife
- Vladimir Romashkov as Old rafter (uncredited)
- Georgy Orlov
- Nikolay Urvantsov as Shakalov
- Vladimir Taskin as Latsis's secretary