Ivan Vasilyevich is in love with Varenka and is admired by her father, Colonel. But the transformation of a tender loving father from a good-natured colonel into a cruel and ruthless tormentor shocked Ivan so much that his feelings for Varenka quickly cooled.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Mikhail BoldumanIvan Vasilyevich | Ivan Vasilyevich |
 Mikhail DerzhavinYoung Ivan Vasilyevich | Young Ivan Vasilyevich |
 Iya ArepinaVarenka | Varenka |
 Nikolai BubnovPyotr Vladislavovich Butyrlin | Pyotr Vladislavovich Butyrlin |
 Lyudmila SemyonovaButyrlina | Butyrlina |
 Georgiy BudarovBall's host | Ball's host |
 Tatyana BaryshevaBall's hostess, governor's wife | Ball's hostess, governor's wife |
 Marina KurakovaGirl | Girl |
| VViktor BubnovAnisimov, engineer | Anisimov, engineer |
 Viktoriya LepkoPiano player | Piano player |
 Yuri LeonidovIvan Vasilyevich's interlocutor | Ivan Vasilyevich's interlocutor |
 Yevdokiya UrusovaNot listed | Not listed |
| AAnatoliy SakhnovskiyOfficer | Officer |
 Aleksandr ProninIvan Vasilyevich's brother | Ivan Vasilyevich's brother |
| VVladimir GraveNot listed | Not listed |
 Mikhail TumanishviliNot listed | Not listed |