Ukraine, 1942. Italian troops are fighting against the Soviet Union. A military chaplain volunteers to stay behind with a badly wounded Italian soldier, even though this means certain capture.
Alberto Tavazzi
Military Chaplain
Roswita Schmidt
Irina, the Militiawoman
Aldo Capacci
Student Soldier
Franco Castellani
Wounded Russian Soldier
Attilio Dottesio
Wounded Tank Driver
Doris Hild
Russian Peasant Woman