The sensual, aging artist Modest, seeking to test the strength of his feelings, kills Natalya Polonskaya’s husband; the young revolutionary and Natalya’s lover takes his own life; Natalya herself, along with her sister, who is also her lover, flees to Italy…
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Vera SotnikovaНаталья | Наталья |
 Anatoli VasilyevNot listed | Not listed |
 Nina Ruslanovaмать Натальи | мать Натальи |
 Yekaterina StrizhenovaЛидия | Лидия |
 Elena KostinaNot listed | Not listed |
 Aleksandr StrizhenovВолодя | Володя |
 Valeriy Zolotukhinмуж Натальи | муж Натальи |
 Oleg AnofrievХмылёв | Хмылёв |
| RRudolf RudinNot listed | Not listed |
 Olga Mashnayaподруга Веры | подруга Веры |
 Aleksandr PyatkovNot listed | Not listed |
 Yuri Medvedevнотариус | нотариус |
 Roman FilippovNot listed | Not listed |
 Amayak AkopyanNot listed | Not listed |