The film is dedicated to the life and creative work of the great Azerbaijani educator, playwright, and philosopher, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, affectionately known as Sabuhi, meaning “man of the morning.”
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ismail DaghistanliAkhundov | Akhundov |
| HHuseyngulu SarabskiAshig Sattar | Ashig Sattar |
 Kazim ZiyaSheikh Ali | Sheikh Ali |
 Leyla BadirbayliTubu | Tubu |
| AAlasgar SharifovMirza Shafi | Mirza Shafi |
 Aghadadash GurbanovBakikhanov | Bakikhanov |
 Mohsun SananiVano | Vano |
 Vladimir BelokurovBestujev | Bestujev |
 Anatoliy SmiraninRogov | Rogov |
 Heiri EmirzadeRajab | Rajab |
 Ismail EfendiyevRza | Rza |
 Eli GurbanovAghalarov | Aghalarov |
| AAhmad QamarlinskiNot listed | Not listed |
 Rza DarabliNot listed | Not listed |
 Mustafa MardanovNot listed | Not listed |
| AAtamoghlan RzayevNot listed | Not listed |
| HHadjimammad GafgazliNot listed | Not listed |
 Mirvari NovruzovaGulush | Gulush |
| VVasili NikolskiNot listed | Not listed |
| RRustam KazimovSheykhulislam | Sheykhulislam |
| LLeonid AlekseevNot listed | Not listed |