Fyodor Nikitin as Filimonov
Yakov Gudkin as The wounded soldier
Lyudmila Semyonova as Filimonov's wife
Valeri Solovtsov as Filimonov's wife's new husband
Emil Gal as Passenger in the train
Sergei Gerasimov
Ursula Krug
Varvara Myasnikova
Vyacheslav Viskovsky as Former Employer
Aleksandr Melnikov as Member of the Komsomol
Georgi Yumatov
Ermolaev
Vladimir Druzhnikov
Capt. Vasilyev
Sergei Bondarchuk
Tikhon Alekseevich Prokofiev
Vladimir Etush
Сеид-Али
Ivan Pereverzev
Adm. Fedor Fedorovich Ushakov
Lev Fenin
Robert Ansley
F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck, Greta Schröder and Ruth Landshoff
Aleksandr Chargonin; Aleksandr Kheruvimov; Dora Tschitorina; Viktor Petipa; Elsa Krueger; Leonid Kuravlyov; Natalya Varley; Aleksey Glazyrin; Nikolay Kutuzov; Vadim Zakharchenko; Pyotr Vesklyarov; Vladimir Salnikov; Dmitriy Kapka; Stepan Shkurat; Georgiy Sochevko; Nikolay Yakovchenko; Nikolay Panasev
Igor Savkin ... Gregori Fedor Zavrigin
Margarita Volodina Margarita Volodina ... Katerina "Katya" Gavrilovna
Vladimir Kenigson Vladimir Kenigson ... Sergei Beklemichev, aka Viktor (as V. Kenigson)
Mikhail Troyanovskiy Mikhail Troyanovskiy ... Dr. Shelako
Antoni Khodursky Antoni Khodursky ... Konstantin Romanovich Olinsky (as A. Khodursky)
Yevgeni Burenkov Yevgeni Burenkov ... Vereka, wagon driver (as Ye. Burenkov)
Viktor Stepanov Viktor Stepanov ... Proshka, boy wagon driver (as V. Stepanov)
Sergey Pryanishnikov Sergey Pryanishnikov ... Yegor, old farmer (as S. Pryanishnikov)
Nikita Kondratyev Nikita Kondratyev ... Afonya, shell-shock victim (as N. Kondratev)
Anatoliy Osmolskiy Anatoliy Osmolskiy ... Alyosha, boy cadet (as A. Osmolsky)
Aleksandr Lyapin as Sergei Narbekov
Lidiya Milyuzina as Lyuda Beletskaya
Egor Baranovskiy as Stepan Molodtsov
Ivan Kupreenko as Kostya Denisov
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as Sergei's grandfather
Olga Tumaykina as Sergei's mother
Vladimir Ilyin as Stepan 30 years later
Tatyana Yakovenko as Lyuda's mother
Yanina Kalganova as Katya
Vasiliy Shakhnazarov as Misha
Vladimir Vasilev ... Spartak
Natalia Bessmertnova Natalia Bessmertnova ... Frigia
Maris Liepa Maris Liepa ... Krass
Nina Timofeyeva Nina Timofeyeva ... Egina
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
V. Abrosimov V. Abrosimov ... Solist
T. Bessmertnova T. Bessmertnova ... Solist
T. Cherkasskaya T. Cherkasskaya ... Solist
Ye. Cherkasskaya Ye. Cherkasskaya ... Solist
A. Danilychev A. Danilychev ... Solist
L. Gumina L. Gumina ... Solist
S. Kaufman S. Kaufman ... Solist
V. Kozhadey V. Kozhadey ... Solist
T. Krasina T. Krasina ... Solist
Aleksandr Lavrenyuk Aleksandr Lavrenyuk ... Solist (as A. Lavrenyuk)
M. Mineyev M. Mineyev ... Solist
B. Myagkov B. Myagkov ... Solist
V. Nikitin V. Nikitin ... Solist
Yuriy Papko Yuriy Papko ... Solist (as Yu. Papko)
Yu. Pirogov Yu. Pirogov ... Solist
O. Popandopulo O. Popandopulo ... Solist
V. Shcherbakov V. Shcherbakov ... Solist
I. Smoltsov I. Smoltsov ... Solist
A. Solovyov A. Solovyov ... Solist
Vasya Vorokhobko Vasya Vorokhobko ... Solist (as V. Vorokhobko)
Shamil Yagudin Shamil Yagudin ... Solist (as Sh. Yagudin)
B. Yefimov B. Yefimov ... Solist
Yevgeni Zernov Yevgeni Zernov ... Solist (as Ye. Zernov)
Sofiko Chiaureli ... Poet as a Youth / Poet's Love / Poet's Muse / Mime / Angel of Resurrection
Melkon Alekyan Melkon Alekyan ... Poet as a child (as M. Alekyan)
Vilen Galstyan Vilen Galstyan ... Poet in the cloister
Gogi Gegechkori Gogi Gegechkori ... Poet as an old man (as Giorgi Gegechkori)
Spartak Bagashvili Spartak Bagashvili ... Poet's father
Medea Japaridze Medea Japaridze ... Poet's mother
Hovhannes Minasyan Hovhannes Minasyan ... Prince
Onik Minasyan Onik Minasyan ... Prince
Yuli Dunsky ... (as Yu. Dunskiy)
Valeri Frid ... (as V. Frid)Cast (in credits order)
Sergey Yakovlev Sergey Yakovlev ... V. I, Lenin
Aleksandr Kutepov Aleksandr Kutepov ... Ya. M. Sverdlov
Vyacheslav Shalevich Vyacheslav Shalevich ... Nikolay Kutasov
Stanislav Lyubshin Stanislav Lyubshin ... Dmitriy Amelin
Valentina Malyavina Valentina Malyavina ... Natasha Kutasova
Sergey Nikonenko Sergey Nikonenko ... matros Volodya Koltsov
Uno Loyt Uno Loyt ... Uno Parts
Pavel Kormunin Pavel Kormunin ... Karpushonok
Viktor Shulgin Viktor Shulgin ... Kamyshov
Viktor Lakirev Viktor Lakirev ... Soldat (as V. Lakirev)
German Poloskov German Poloskov ... Soldat (as G. Poloskov)
Igor Surovtsev Igor Surovtsev ... Soldat (as I. Surovtsev)
Pyotr Trifonov Pyotr Trifonov ... Soldat (as P. Trifonov)
Stanislav Mikhin Stanislav Mikhin ... Soldat (as S. Mikhin)
Vladimir Protasenko Vladimir Protasenko ... Soldat (as V. Protasenko)
Aleksei Smirnov Aleksei Smirnov ... Soldat
Roman Khomyatov Roman Khomyatov ... Komandarm (as A. Khomyatov)
Dmitriy Masanov Dmitriy Masanov ... Nachalnik shtaba divizii (as D. Masanov)
Nikolay Parfyonov Nikolay Parfyonov ... Nachalnik politodela (as N. Parfyonov)
Aleksandr Demyanenko
Shurik
Natalya Seleznyova
Lida
Yuri Nikulin
Fool
Aleksei Smirnov
Fedya, The Consumer at the Market
Vladimir Rautbart
Professor
Georgiy Vitsin
Coward
Yevgeny Morgunov
Experienced
Tamara Makarova
Nina
Sofiya Magarill
Baroness Shtral
Mikhail Sadovsky
Knyaz Zvezdich
Emil Gal
Shprikh
Nikolay Mordvinov
Arbenin
Lyubov Sokolova
dame au bal
Boris Feodosyev
Inna Churikova ... The Mother
Viktor Rakov Viktor Rakov ... Pavel Viassov
Liubomiras Laucevicius Liubomiras Laucevicius ... The Father (as Liubomiras Lauciavicius)
Aleksandr Shishonok Aleksandr Shishonok ... (as Sasha Shishonok)
Dmitriy Pevtsov Dmitriy Pevtsov
Aleksandr Karin Aleksandr Karin
Ivan Kabardin Ivan Kabardin ... (as Vanya Kabardin)
Vladimir Prozorov Vladimir Prozorov
Vladimir Fateyev Vladimir Fateyev ... (as Volodya Fateyev)
Olga Shukshina Olga Shukshina ... Natasha
Antonella Interlenghi Antonella Interlenghi ... Sasha
Andrey Rostotskiy Andrey Rostotskiy
Vyacheslav Bogachyov Vyacheslav Bogachyov
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Andrey Myagkov Andrey Myagkov
Mario Adorf Mario Adorf
Yevgeni Chervyakov as Alexander Pushkin
Irina Volodko as Natalie Pushkina
Konstantin Karenin as Nicholas I of Russia
Boris Tumarin as Baron d'Anthès
Leonid Tkachov as Pyotr Vyazemsky
Yevgenia Rosiner as Aleksandra, Nathalie's sister
Aleksei Feona as Vasily Zhukovsky
Ivan Lerskiy as Faddey Bulgarin
Aleksandr Larikov as Nikita
Olga Spirova as Yekaterina, Nathalie's sister
Ivan Khudoleyev as Baron Alexander von Benckendorff
Zoya Valevskaya as Idalia Poletika
Anatoli Nelidov as Ivan Krylov
Fyodor Lopukhov as Nikolai Gogol
Gennadiy Michurin as Konstantin Danzas
Yevgeni Boronikhin as Vladimir Dahl
Nikolai Cherkasov as Charles, the barber
Valeri Plotnikov as Baron de Heeckeren
Mariya Dobrova as Alexandra Smirnova
Pyotr Podvalny as viscount d'Archiac
Yevgeniya Rogulina
S.M. Vecheslov — Jim Ripple, engineer
V.P. Gardin — Jack Ripple, his brother
M.G. Volgina — Claire Ripple, his sister
A.C. Chekulaeva — Mary, Jack's wife
V.A. Orlov — Charly
S.A. Martinson — Dizior, music hall artist
S.A. Minin — Tom
N.N. Rybnikov — field-marshall
P.G. Poltoratskii — Persy Grimm, minister
V.T. Renin — Hamilton Grimm, minister's son
N.E. Ablov — Mr. Rotterdam, banker
A.C. Khokhlova — girl with dolls
