
Based on the story of the same name by Sergei Antonov. The young journalist of the central newspaper Sirotkin came to the Siberian timber industry to write an essay about the glorious driver Khromov. But soon Sirotkin’s inquiring mind calculated the trick of Khromov, who, noting one kilometer in the vouchers, traveled a short route he knew only, draining the remaining gasoline from the curbside. Having revealed yet another fraud, in which the director was also involved, Sirotkin realized that he would not write an essay, but that he would be lucky with materials for the trial. This was announced by the authorities of the timber industry. Khromov himself took the journalist on the return trip...
Directed by Vladimir Vengerov
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Cast

Georgiy Yumatov
Nikolai Khromov

Aleksandr Demyanenko
Sirotkin

Tamara Syomina
Arina

Anatoliy Papanov
Akim Sevastyanovich

German Kachin
Viktor

Svetlana Kharitonova
Tonya

Boris Chirkov
granddad at the airfield

Nikolai Kryukov
Volkov (uncredited)

Irina Gubanova
health resort's doctor (uncredited)
Nikolay Kuzmin
driver (uncredited)

Sergey Dreyden
rescuer (uncredited)
Mikhail Dubrava
rescuer (uncredited)

Boris Arakelov
driver (uncredited)
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