The plot is the embodiment of everyday belief about the impact of a certain evil force on a person. The action develops in a peasant environment.
Николай Салтыков
as Tikhon Korostylyov, rich merchant
Glafira Chernova
as Liza, Tikhon's sister
Nadezhda Bazilevskaya
as Lukerya the widow
A. Vostokov
as Danila
S. Katanskii
as The One-Eyed Monster
