The movie is set in 18th century Maramureș region of Romania. The Romanian officer Grigore Pintea return to his village and finds out that his parents were killed, and other villagers were tortured because they protested against the unfair treatment of Bartolok Graff. He deserts the Austrian army and he becomes an outlaw. He is joined by many peasants and so his band manages to occupy 2 fortresses.
Florin Piersic
Nae Mazilu
Constantin Diplan
Aristide Teică
Maria Ploae
Ovidiu Schumacher
Cornel Nicoară
Nicolae Iliescu
Mircea Cosma
Colea Răutu
Constantin Băltărețu
Zoltán Vadász
Petre Gheorghiu
Eugenia Bosânceanu