Inspired by the life of Varvara Asenkova, a 19th-century actress who earned great acclaim on St. Petersburg stage before her death at the age of 24.
Наталья Тенякова
as Varvara Asenkova
Игорь Дмитриев
as Nikolai Dyur
Александр Борисов
as Aleksandr Gedeonov
Лидия Штыкан
as Aleksandra Asenkova, Varvara's mother
Владимир Честноков
as Ivan Sosnitsky
Александр Суснин
as Aleksandr Martynov
Глеб Флоринский
as Vasily Karatygin
Владимир Эренберг
as Aleksandr Khrapovitsky
Игорь Озеров
as Yuri Glebov
Ирина Губанова
as Masha Dontsova
Татьяна Пилецкая
as Nadezhda Samsonova
Александр Соколов
as Kulikov
