In the Carpathian Mountains of 19th-century Ukraine, love, hate, life and death among the Hutsul people are as they’ve been since time began. Ivan is drawn to Marichka, the beautiful young daughter of the man who killed his father. But fate tragically decrees that the two lovers will remain apart.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ivan MykolaichukIvan Paliychuk | Ivan Paliychuk |
 Larysa KadochnykovaMarichka Gutenyuk | Marichka Gutenyuk |
 Tatyana BestayevaPalagna | Palagna |
 Mykola HrynkoBatag | Batag |
 Spartak BagashviliYurko Malfara | Yurko Malfara |
| LLeonid YengibarovMiko | Miko |
 Nina AlisovaPaliychuk, Ivan's Mother | Paliychuk, Ivan's Mother |
 Oleksandr HaiPetro Paliychuk | Petro Paliychuk |
 Neonila HnepovskaGutenyuk | Gutenyuk |
| AAleksandr RaydanovOnufriy Gutenyuk | Onufriy Gutenyuk |
| IIgor DzyuraYoung Ivan | Young Ivan |
| VValentina GlinkoYoung Marichka | Young Marichka |
 Aleksey BorzunovNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
| NNatalia KandybaGanna Paliychuk (voice) | Ganna Paliychuk (voice) |
| SSuren ParajanovChild (uncredited) | Child (uncredited) |