The action takes place in the USSR in the 1940s - 1950s.
In the 1970s, the film was almost not shown in cinemas and on television. The picture clearly traced the theme of Stalin's post-war terror, which did not correspond to the mood of the time. On the picture and its role in the Soviet cinema remembered after 1985 with the onset of perestroika.
The costumes for the film were created according to the drawings of the artist Valentin Perelyotov.
1961 - Moscow International Film Festival 1961: The main prize "Golden Star".