Nikita Mikhalkov character Col. Sergei Petrovich Kotov
Oleg Menshikov character Mitya Arsentyev
Evgeny Mironov character Penal battalion commander
Dmitriy Dyuzhev character Ivan, Kotov's partner in prison
Artur Smolyaninov character Yurka
Andrey Merzlikin character Mayor
Sergey Garmash character Priest Alexander
Sergei Makovetsky character SMERSH officer
Andrei Panin character Supervisor of children's camp
Aleksey Petrenko character Honest accountant
Pavel Derevyanko character Soldier without legs
Vladimir Ilin character Krik
Valentin Gaft character Wise prisoner
Viktoriya Tolstoganova character Marusia
Rimma Markova character Nurse
Aleksandr Adabashyan character Communist
Aleksei Buldakov character Semen Budenny
Daniil Spivakovskiy character Angry officer
Maksim Sukhanov character Stalin
Roman Madyanov character Gen. Meleshko
Nadezhda Mikhalkova character Nadya Kotova
Valeriy Zolotukhin character Captain of rescue barge
Maksim Vinogradov character cadet
Natalya Surkova character Katya
Stepan Devonin character cadet
Igor Khripunov character soldier in a lorry
Sergey Kempo character kursant Kepa
Maksim Klyanov character (voice)
