A biopic based on the life of Russian literary critic Vissarion Belinsky (1811–1848). The production of the film was completed in 1951, but it was not released until 1953, following the reshooting of various scenes demanded by Stalin.
Сергей Курилов
as Belinsky
Александр Борисов
as Gertsen
Владимир Честноков
as Nekrasov
Георгий Вицин
as Gogol
Николай Афанасьев
as Lermontov
I. Litovkin
as Turgenev
Нина Мамаева
as Belinskaya
Юрий Любимов
as Frolov
Владимир Белокуров
as Barsukov
Константин Скоробогатов
as Krestyanin
Борис Дмоховский
as Dubelt
Михаил Названов
as Nikolai I