Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with his own intentions.
as Veronika
as Boris
as Fyodor Ivanovich
as Mark
as Irina
as Volodya
as Stepan
as Grandmother
as Chernov
as Anna Mikhaylovna
as Lyuba
as Woman Soldier
as Dasha
as Sachkov
as Anatoliy Aleksandrovich Kuzmin
as Wounded Man
as Borya
as Antonina Nikolayevna Monastyrskaya
as Zakharov
as Veronika's Mother
as Guest at Party
as Aleksey, Veronika's Father
as Old Man (uncredited)
as Lyusya, Snub-Nosed Girl on Wires (uncredited)
as Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited)
as Woman Soldier (uncredited)
as Old Woman (uncredited)
as Soldier with Child (uncredited)
as Military Man (uncredited)
as Guest at Party (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Palyukaitis (uncredited)
as Greeter Woman on Station (uncredited)
as Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Young Woman (uncredited)
as Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)
as Woman Soldier (uncredited)
as Stepan's Mother (uncredited)
as Wounded Man in Hospital (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Guest at party (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Old man (uncredited)
