The film consists of three short stories: 'The Unhappy Matryonka', 'Brother Fedos' and 'Vanka-Cain'.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Aleksei CherstvovNot listed | Not listed |
 Inna MakarovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Mariya VinogradovaNot listed | Not listed |
| MMariya SapozhnikovaAkulina (uncredited) | Akulina (uncredited) |
 Natalya BondarchukNot listed | Not listed |
 Erast GarinNot listed | Not listed |
 Nikolay BurlyaevNot listed | Not listed |
 Svetlana KryuchkovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Valeri KozinetsNot listed | Not listed |
 Liya AkhedzhakovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Lev DurovNot listed | Not listed |
 Gennadiy YukhtinNot listed | Not listed |
 German KachinNot listed | Not listed |
 Sergei BondarchukNot listed | Not listed |