The final part of Mikhalkov's trilogy about Divisional Commander Kotov finds him returning home during World War II having been betrayed, narrowly escaped execution for treason and nearly reduced to dust in a prison camp. Only to discover that everything has changed and he will have to fight again for his name, for his honor, and for his love.
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
Writer: Aleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Gleb Panfilov, Vladimir Moiseenko
Producer: Nikita Mikhalkov, Leonid Vereshchagin
Director of Photography: Vladislav Opelyants
Col. Sergei Petrovich Kotov
Dmitriy Arsentyev
Ivan
Marusia
Old Woman
Fiance
Krik
Melezhko