Hungary, 1950s. József Pelikán, who works as a dam keeper on the Danube, meets by chance Zoltán Dániel, an old friend whom he saved from death years before and who is now a powerful politician.

• Mafilm
• Ferenc Kállai
• Lajos Őze
• Zoltán Fábri
• Béla Both
• Georgette Metzradt
• Róbert Rátonyi
• Károly Bicskey
• Lili Monori