The priests, stock market officials, and police conspire to squeeze income out of pilgrims come to see relics of a Christ like figure. A pair of con men try to pass of a resurrected saint.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Igor IlyinskyFrants Shults | Frants Shults |
 Anatoli KtorovMikael Korkis | Mikael Korkis |
 Mariya StrelkovaOleandra, vicar's daughter | Oleandra, vicar's daughter |
 Mikhail KlimovVicar (as M. Klimov) | Vicar (as M. Klimov) |
 Vladimir UralskiyConductor | Conductor |
 Alexander GeirotGuten | Guten |
| NNikolai GladkovMad Holyman / Policeman | Mad Holyman / Policeman |
 Anatoli GoryunovMonk | Monk |
 Vladimir MikhaylovMonk | Monk |
| SStanislav NovakCamera operator | Camera operator |
| SScherbakovChurch guardian | Church guardian |
| FFeofan ShipulinskyNot listed | Not listed |
| TTretiakovConfessor | Confessor |
 Sergei TseninScientist | Scientist |
 Natalya VasilyevaNot listed | Not listed |
| AAleksandr VishnevskyNot listed | Not listed |
| NNina VolkovaActress as Flying Angel | Actress as Flying Angel |
| AAleksandr GlinskiyActor | Actor |
 Ivan ArkadinSt Jorgen's church treasurer | St Jorgen's church treasurer |