During the flight, the hero of the film, the boxing champion, recalls his life's journey. The hero’s childhood was in the first post-war years. He grew up without a father, his mother was busy with work, his older brother was in prison, the relationship with the new stepfather did not work out, and the boy was brought up on the street. There he learned to fight, and this led him to the boxing ring. Over time, the stubborn street boy became the champion of Europe.
as Lyuba, Viktor's mother
as Fyodor Ivanovich
as Stepan Yegorovich
as Viktor Krokhin at 9 years old
as Viktor Krokhin at 13 years old
as Viktor Krokhin at 25 years old
as Igor Vasilyevich
as Viktor's grandmother
as Sergei Andreyevich
as Stanislav Aleksandrovich
as German Pavlovich Volkov
as Veniamin Petrovich
as Nikolai Ivanovich Glynov
as Boris Krokhin
as Nikolai Geraskin
as Sergei Andreyevich's wife
as Viktor Krokhin's bride
as Galya
