Bashmachkin, a lowly, impoverished government clerk in St. Petersburg, endures workplace mockery and dedicates his meager savings to buying a new winter coat.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Andrei KostrichkinAkakiy Bashmachkin | Akakiy Bashmachkin |
 Antonina YeremeyevaYoung lady 'heavenly creature' | Young lady 'heavenly creature' |
 Aleksei Kapler'Not important person' / 'Very important person' | 'Not important person' / 'Very important person' |
 Sergei GerasimovYaryzhka, card sharp | Yaryzhka, card sharp |
 Emil GalTailor | Tailor |
 Yanina ZheymoTailor's assistant | Tailor's assistant |
 Vladimir LepkoTailor Petrovich | Tailor Petrovich |
 Oleg ZhakovBashmachkin's coworker | Bashmachkin's coworker |
| TTatyana VentselBarber | Barber |
 Pyotr SobolevskyOfficial | Official |
| PPavel BerezinOfficial | Official |
 Ksenia DenisovaAgrafena | Agrafena |
 Nikolay GorodnichevPyotr Ptitsyn, landowner (uncredited) | Pyotr Ptitsyn, landowner (uncredited) |
| AAlexandra TrishkoLady with dog (uncredited) | Lady with dog (uncredited) |
 Viktor PlotnikovPolice officer (uncredited) | Police officer (uncredited) |