A boy in Russia, circa 1900, makes a daunting trip from his home village to a school in the city.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Oleg KuznetsovEgorushka | Egorushka |
 Nikolay Trofimovfather Khristofor | father Khristofor |
| VVladimir SedovKuzmichov | Kuzmichov |
 Viktor MamaevDeniska | Deniska |
 Sergei BondarchukYemelyan | Yemelyan |
 Ivan LapikovPanteley | Panteley |
 Georgi BurkovVasya | Vasya |
 Anatoli VasilyevDymov | Dymov |
 Mikhail KokshenovKiryukha | Kiryukha |
 Veleriy ZakharyevStepka | Stepka |
 Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyMoisey Moiseevich | Moisey Moiseevich |
 Igor KvashaSolomon | Solomon |
 Liliyan MalkinaRoza | Roza |
 Stanislav LyubshinKonstantin | Konstantin |
 Irina SkobtsevaCountess Dranitskaya | Countess Dranitskaya |
 Mikhail GluzskiyVarlamov | Varlamov |
 Vasiliy LivanovKazimir Mikhailovich | Kazimir Mikhailovich |
| EElena SavchenkoNastasya Petrovna | Nastasya Petrovna |
| SSofia FomichevaNot listed | Not listed |
| LLidiya MartynenkoNot listed | Not listed |
 Natalya AndreychenkoNot listed | Not listed |
| AArtem ShatrovNot listed | Not listed |
| TTanya BoriskinaNot listed | Not listed |
 Aleksei Kovalyov(uncredited) | (uncredited) |
| LLeonid Kladov(uncredited) | (uncredited) |