141 minutes
6/6/1982
Platon Ryabinin, a pianist, is traveling by train to a distant town of Griboedov to visit his father. He gets off to have lunch during a twenty minute stop at Zastupinsk railway station. He meets Vera, a waitress, after he refuses to pay her for the disgusting food he doesn't even touch and misses his train due to police investigation of the incident. His passport is then accidentally taken away from him by Andrei, Vera's fiancé, and his money is stolen as he waits for the next train to Griboedov. Vera learns that Platon is about to get sentenced and sent to prison in the Far East for a car accident he isn't guilty for. During the few days that Platon has to spend in Zastupinsk he and Vera develop feelings for each other...
Lyudmila Gurchenko
as Vera Nefyodova
Oleg Basilashvili
as Platon Ryabinin
Nikita Mikhalkov
as Andrey
Nonna Mordyukova
as Uncle Misha
Mikhail Kononov
as Nikolasha
Anastasia Voznesenskaya
as Yulya
Aleksandr Shirvindt
as Shurik
Tatyana Dogileva
as Marisha
Olga Volkova
as Violetta
Raisa Etush
as Lyuda
Temur Yunusov
as Melon Seller
Anatoliy Skoryakin
as Superintendent
Stanislav Sadalskiy
as Station Thief
Alla Budnitskaya
as Platon's Wife
Zhanna Aleksandrova
as Waitress
Ibragim Bargi
as Senior Lieutenant
Viktor Bortsov
as Restaurant Drunk
Anna Frolovtseva
as Waitress
Tatyana Ignatova
as Melon Seller's Companion
Aleksandr Konyashin
as Bearded Porter
Grigory Mikhaylov
as Market Seller
Nina Palladina
as Melon Buyer
Aleksandr Pyatkov
as Lieutenant
Eldar Ryazanov
as Railroad Supervisor (uncredited)