Political turmoil convulses 19th-century Russia as Razumov, a young student preparing for a career in the czarist bureaucracy, unwittingly becomes embroiled in the assassination of a public official.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Pierre FresnayRazumov | Razumov |
 Michel SimonLespara | Lespara |
 Danièle ParolaNathalie | Nathalie |
 Jacques CopeauMikulin | Mikulin |
 Pierre RenoirUn Policier | Un Policier |
 Jean-Louis BarraultHaldin | Haldin |
| RRaymond SegardKostia | Kostia |
 Vladimir SokoloffLe recteur | Le recteur |
| JJacques BousquetGregori | Gregori |
 Raymond AimosNot listed | Not listed |
 Michel AndréNot listed | Not listed |
| RRomain BouquetL'aubergiste | L'aubergiste |
 Auguste BovérioBabitchev | Babitchev |
 Jean DastéGeorges | Georges |
 Roger LegrisLe photographe | Le photographe |
 Jean MarconiHerbert | Herbert |
 André SiméonLe portier | Le portier |
| MMadeleine SuffelLa bonne | La bonne |
 Gabriel GabrioNikita | Nikita |
 Roger KarlLe Ministre | Le Ministre |
| MMichel AudiéUnnamed Character | Unnamed Character |
 Roger BlinUnnamed Character | Unnamed Character |
| PPaul DelauzacUnnamed Character | Unnamed Character |
 Georges DoukingUnnamed Character | Unnamed Character |
 Claire GérardLandlady (Uncredited) | Landlady (Uncredited) |
 Fabien LorisUnnamed Character | Unnamed Character |
 François SimonUnnamed Character | Unnamed Character |