Revolutionary melodrama based on Lev Nikulin's story "Хміль". 1917. The main character of the film - a "bourgeois intellectual" - does not sympathize with any side and avoids revolutionary events. However, as a result of a series of adventurous adventures, love intrigues and communication with the people, he goes over to the side of the proletariat.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Nikolai SaltykovAtaman Khmil' | Ataman Khmil' |
 Nikolai PanovZagarin, landowner | Zagarin, landowner |
 Oleg FrelikhGeorgiy Zagarin, emigrant son | Georgiy Zagarin, emigrant son |
 Zoya BarantsevichAnna Zagarina, Georgiy's wife | Anna Zagarina, Georgiy's wife |
 Liana Iskritskaya-GardinaPeasant girl | Peasant girl |
 Iona TalanovVronskiy, estate manager | Vronskiy, estate manager |
| AAnna AgramovaChernenko, widow | Chernenko, widow |
 Aleksandra RebikovaTanya | Tanya |
| BBoris ChuevskiyVan-Gogen, banker | Van-Gogen, banker |
 Olga BystritskayaRyta Berg, former dancer | Ryta Berg, former dancer |
| MMikhail StalskiCaptain Golde | Captain Golde |
 Alexandr GromovWorker | Worker |
 Leo NegriCount Svider Makhnitskiy | Count Svider Makhnitskiy |
| FFokhtLyuba Zakharova | Lyuba Zakharova |