Based on the play of the same name by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Ostrovsky.
The rich merchant widow Yuliya Tugina is practically ruined by her lover, impoverished nobleman Vadim Dulchin, who loves only himself and gambling. Merchant Flor Fedulych in love with a young widow Yuliya Pavlovna. But all her thoughts are occupied by the handsome Dulchin. But the wise and prudent merchant builds his intrigue, and soon they will have to combine marriage with the unloved, but the rich.
Маргарита Володина
as Yuliya Pavlovna
Олег Стриженов
as Vadim Dulchin
Михаил Глузский
as Flor Fedyluch
Леонид Куравлёв
as Lavr Mironych
Ольга Науменко
as Irina Lavrovna
Владимир Кенигсон
as Salai Saltanych
Валерий Филатов
as Dergachyov
Мария Виноградова
as Mikheyevna
Павел Винник
as Kislovskiy
Лионелла Пырьева
as Kruglaya
Роман Хомятов
as Mirovich
Ольга Гобзева
as Dressmaker
