
As Nazi troops prepare to occupy the already truncated Czechoslovak Republic, a small military garrison made up of communists defies orders to abandon their post.

as staff captain Richter

as corporal Ríha

as Pepík

as Jarda

as Zácek

as staff sergeant

as sergeant Hrabák

as Janko

as lieutenant Brandejs

as Tonek

as Chválová

as Lida, Chválová's daughter

as Anči, Chválová's daughter

as illegal worker Jura

as Franta

as Mirek

as german major

as german captain

as Bláhová, Pepík's mother

as soldier

as general

as german guard on the bridge

as german colonel

as major

as security guard in a power plant

as military scribe