An alcoholic major Remes gets frustrated in the barracks and asks for a leave of absence. It is agreed to on the condition that Remes conducts one more military exercise. During that, Remes runs into a cunning career criminal Oiva Juntunen, who has hidden gold bars in the forest.

Aarno Sulkanen
as Majuri Remes

Markku Toikka
as Oiva Juntunen

Veikko Uusimäki
as Eversti Hannila

Sinaijda Feodoroff
as Naska Mosnikoff

Jouko Puolanto
as Kauppateknikko Hemmo Siira

Seppo Heinola
as Poropoliisi Hurskainen

Kaarina Kokkonen
as Agneta

Auli Palo
as Remeksen nainen

Kari Korpela
as Kapteeni Ollinkyrö

Timo Sokura
as Ranskalainen upseeri