Based on the play of the same name by the Uzbek poet, playwright, and composer Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi. Exposing the feudal way of life, the wealthy landowners (bais), the clergy, and Tsarist officials, the film depicts the awakening of class consciousness among working Uzbeks.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Shukur BurkhanovGafur | Gafur |
 Sara IshanturaevaJamilya | Jamilya |
 Obid DzhalilovSalikhbai | Salikhbai |
 Zamira KhidoyatovaRakhimahola | Rakhimahola |
| LLutfulla NazrullaevKholmat, bai's servant | Kholmat, bai's servant |
| MMaria KuznetsovaKhodzhiona | Khodzhiona |
| ZZainab SadriyevaPoshooim | Poshooim |
 Maryam YakubovaKhonzadahon | Khonzadahon |
 Yayra AbdullaevaGulbahor | Gulbahor |
 Kudrat KhodzhaevCounty chief | County chief |
 Nabi RakhimovAleksey, revolutionary | Aleksey, revolutionary |
| AAmin TurdyevKadyrkul | Kadyrkul |
| AAbdulkhak NorbayevJudge | Judge |
| GGani AgzamovImam | Imam |
 Sagdi TabibullayevEllikbashi | Ellikbashi |
| SSharif KayumovGafur's friend | Gafur's friend |
 Jora TojiyevGafur's friend | Gafur's friend |
| UU. TabdullaevGafur's friend | Gafur's friend |
| AA. Atakulov(uncredited) | (uncredited) |