The plot of the movie is based on books of Isaak Babel about Jewish criminals in city of Odessa before and after the Russian revolution.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Aleksey PetrenkoFroim Grach | Froim Grach |
 Sergey KoltakovBenya Krik | Benya Krik |
 Andrey SokolovSasha Borovoy | Sasha Borovoy |
 Oleg TabakovTsudechkis | Tsudechkis |
 Svetlana KryuchkovaTyotya Khava | Tyotya Khava |
 Viktor AvilovVladislav Simyon | Vladislav Simyon |
 Sofiya KuzevaKatya | Katya |
 Aleksandr ShirvindtTartakovsky | Tartakovsky |
 Zinoviy GerdtArye-Lejb | Arye-Lejb |
 Sergey MigitskoMonya Artillerist | Monya Artillerist |
 Natalya PozdnyakovaBaska | Baska |
 Mikhail BoyarskiyGipnotizer | Gipnotizer |
 Oleh ShkolnykMisha Yabloko | Misha Yabloko |
| GGia LejavaOsya Gruzin | Osya Gruzin |
 Yuriy KuznetsovSenya | Senya |
 Arnis LīcītisKolya | Kolya |
 Yuriy DubrovinSavka | Savka |
 Semyon FurmanAron Poskin | Aron Poskin |
 Boryslav BrondukovNot listed | Not listed |
 Yuriy RudchenkoMotya | Motya |
 Mariya KapnistManya | Manya |
 Petr Stupinsoldier | soldier |