The film is dedicated to the life and creative work of the great Azerbaijani educator, playwright, and philosopher, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, affectionately known as Sabuhi, meaning “man of the morning.”
Ismail Daghistanli
as Akhundov
Huseyngulu Sarabski
as Ashig Sattar
Kazim Ziya
as Sheikh Ali
Leyla Bədirbəyli
as Tubu
Alasgar Sharifov
as Mirza Shafi
Aghadadash Gurbanov
as Bakikhanov
Mohsun Sanani
as Vano
Владимир Белокуров
as Bestujev
Анатолий Смиранин
as Rogov
Khairi Emir-Zade
as Rajab
Ismail Afandiyev
as Rza
Ali Gurbanov
as Aghalarov