Teleplay based on the novel of the same name by M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin, staged at the USSR State Academic Maly Theater.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Arkadiy SmirnovVladimir Mikhailovich Golovlyov | Vladimir Mikhailovich Golovlyov |
 Yelena GogolevaArina Petrovna Golovlyova | Arina Petrovna Golovlyova |
 Boris GorbatovStepan Vladimirovich | Stepan Vladimirovich |
 Boris TeleginPavel Vladimirovich | Pavel Vladimirovich |
 Vladimir KenigsonPorfiriy Vladimirovich | Porfiriy Vladimirovich |
 Natalya VilkinaAnninka | Anninka |
 Zinaida AndreevaLyubinka | Lyubinka |
 Yaroslav BaryshevPetya | Petya |
 Vladimir DubrovskiyVolodya | Volodya |
| GGenrietta YegorovaUlita | Ulita |
 Klavdiya BlokhinaYevprakseyushka | Yevprakseyushka |
 Sergei KharchenkoPriest | Priest |
 Vladimir KolosovProkhor | Prokhor |
 Viktor GubankovMan | Man |
 Lyudmila KirichenkoPolka | Polka |
| JJanna DianovaYulka | Yulka |
 Yevgeni VesnikNarrator | Narrator |