The cinematic adaptation of "The Storm" play by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. In a provincial town on the Volga River, the young and sensitive Katerina marries Tikhon, a violent drunkard, and thus enters the crude milieu of greedy salesmen, the "dark kingdom". Her mother-in-law, Kabanikha, rules the family with an iron fist and endlessly harasses Katerina. One day, when Tikhon is away, she meets Boris, a man who embodies everything Katerina is longing for.
Алла Тарасова
as Katerina Petrovna Kabanova
Иван Чувелёв
as Tikhon Kabanov, her husband
Михаил Царёв
as Boris Grigoriyevich, her lover
Варвара Массалитинова
as Marfa Ignatovna Kabanova, her mother-in-law
Ирина Зарубина
as Barbara Kabanova, her sister-in-law
Михаил Жаров
as Koudryash
Екатерина Корчагина-Александровская
as The Old Seer
Михаил Тарханов
as Saveli Prokofiyevich Dikoy
