The first screen adaptation of an epic Russian novel about a village of Cossacks on the Don River, covering the last days of peace on the riverside before the beginning of the First World War.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Nikolay PodgornyPantelej Prokofievich Melekhov | Pantelej Prokofievich Melekhov |
 Andrei AbrikosovGrigori Pantelejevich Melekhov | Grigori Pantelejevich Melekhov |
 Emma TsesarskayaAksinya Astagova | Aksinya Astagova |
 Raisa PuzhnayaNatalya Koshonova | Natalya Koshonova |
 Alexandr GromovPetr Melekhov | Petr Melekhov |
 Georgi KovrovStepan Astakhov | Stepan Astakhov |
 Elena MaksimovaDaria Melekhova | Daria Melekhova |
| SSergey ChurakovskiyYevgeniy Listnitskiy | Yevgeniy Listnitskiy |
 Vasiliy KovriginProkofij Melekhov | Prokofij Melekhov |
| IIvan BykovGarandza | Garandza |
 Leonid YurenyovGendarm | Gendarm |
| GGyulbike ShcherbatovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Vyacheslav NovikovKorshunov | Korshunov |
| GGalli SlavatinskayaTurkish wife | Turkish wife |
 Antonin PankryshevImperial family member | Imperial family member |
 Sofya LevitinaNatalya's mother | Natalya's mother |