In June of 1941, at the outset of the Nazi invasion of Russia, a group of Soviet servicemen languidly biding their time at the Brest fortress on the Polish border, are suddenly galvanized into action. All desires to return home to their wives and sweethearts are swept aside as the courageous garrison unites to thwart a common enemy.
Vasiliy Makarov
Vladimir Yemelyanov
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Anatoli Chemodurov
Valentina Serova
Lidiya Sukharevskaya
Antonina Bogdanova
Gennady Sayfulin
Feliks Yavorsky
Yevgeni Teterin
Leonid Chubarov
R. Bove
Arkadiy Vovsi
Elena Savchenko
Gennadi Karyakin