A respected history teacher, Ilya Semenovich Melnikov, decides to quit his job due to distressing rumors about a colleague who is in love with him. His final week is disrupted when a student's controversial essay on happiness sparks a classroom conflict. Melnikov's intervention in the situation ultimately causes him to reconsider his decision to resign.
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Irina Pechernikova
Nina Menshikova
Mikhail Zimin
Dalvin Shcherbakov
Nadir Malishevsky
Olga Zhizneva
Lyudmila Arkharova
Valeri Zubarev
Olga Ostroumova
Igor Starygin
Roza Grigoryeva
Yuriy Chernov
Lyubov Sokolova
Arkadi Listarov
Nina Emelyanova
German Kachin
Klavdiya Lepanova
Sofya Garrel
Nina Emelyanova
Valentina Telegina
Nina Grebeshkova
Sofiya Pilyavskaya
Yakov Lents
Viktor Markin