86 minutes
3/4/1981
The film tells about the complex relationship between two chemical scientists. Viktor Sviridov arrived from the province, where he works as an engineer at one of the factories, at the metropolitan institute in order to defend his project related to an urgent scientific problem. However, without the support of a longtime friend Alexei Grekov, he has no chance: most members of the academic council are opposed to his project and himself. But Grekov is also forced to choose between his wife's scientific career and obligations to another.
Oleg Tabakov
as Grekov
Oleg Dal
as Sviridov
Irina Alfyorova
as KIra
Natalya Belokhvostikova
as Nina
Natalya Gundareva
as Glushenkova
Anatoliy Romashin
as Pervak
Vsevolod Larionov
as Bodrov
Aleftina Evdokimova
as Lyudmila
Vsevolod Sanayev
as Shlepyanov
Ivan Ryzhov
as Petukhov
Yekaterina Vasilyeva
as Vera
Yuri Katin-Yartsev
as Vedeneyev
Larisa Kuznetsova
as Tanyusha
Nina Nizheradze
as Rimma