This large historical production was staged simultaneously with A. Khanzhonkov's painting "The Accession of the House of Romanov", but it was carried out on a larger scale; It ends with documentary footage of the coronation of Nicholas II.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Michael ChekhovTsar Mikhail Fyodorovich | Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich |
| LLydia SychevaMarfa the nun | Marfa the nun |
| NNikolai VasilyevArchimandrite Filaret | Archimandrite Filaret |
 Sergei TarasovBoyar Sheremetyev | Boyar Sheremetyev |
 Vladimir PopovTsar Aleksei Mikhailovich | Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich |
 Pyotr BaksheyevPrince Pozharsky | Prince Pozharsky |
| EEvgeniy IvanovHistorian Avramiy Palitsyn | Historian Avramiy Palitsyn |
| NNikolai LarinBoyar Golitsyn | Boyar Golitsyn |