This film was the first to feature the new AK-47 Kalashnikov service rifle.
The famous Soviet Army drill song "V Put" (Let's go) was composed for this film by Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi in 1954. Since then, it has become a traditional hymn that is sung at military parades and other holidays in Russia and several ex-Soviet Union countries.
Lidiya Fedoseeva-Shukshina's debut.
Lyudmila Sosyura's debut.