In the short-lived Commune of Paris, a conscripted soldier falls in love with a Communard saleswoman. As the army cracks down on the revolutionaries, the soldier is forced to fight against the Commune, and the pair's love is put to the test.
Елена Кузьмина
as Louise Poirier, the shop-assistant
Пётр Соболевский
as Jean, French soldier
David Gutman
as Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop
Софья Магарилл
as An actress
Andrei Kostrichkin
as The main shop-assistant
Сергей Герасимов
as Lutro, the journalist
Янина Жеймо
as Therese, a seamstress
Arnold Arnold
as Commune's Central Committee member
Boris Azarov
as Soldier (uncredited)
Bernshtein
as Friko (uncredited)
Iraida Vinogradova
as (uncredited)
Эмиль Галь
as Bourgeois (uncredited)