A biographical film about the fate of the great Russian mechanic and creator of aerodynamics Nikolai Egorovich Zhukovsky.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Yuri YurovskyZhukovskiy | Zhukovskiy |
 Ilya SudakovMendeleev | Mendeleev |
 Vladimir BelokurovChaplygin | Chaplygin |
 Vladimir DruzhnikovNesterov | Nesterov |
 Sofiya GiatsintovaAnna Nikolaevna | Anna Nikolaevna |
 Galina FrolovaZhukovskiy's sister | Zhukovskiy's sister |
 Oleg FrelikhProfessor at the University | Professor at the University |
 Aleksandr KhokhlovProfessor at the University | Professor at the University |
 Vladimir GribkovProfessor at the University | Professor at the University |
 Boris BityukovNezhdanovskiy | Nezhdanovskiy |
 Anatoli ChemodurovRybakov | Rybakov |
 Mikhail NazvanovRyabushinskiy | Ryabushinskiy |
 Georgiy YumatovKasyanov | Kasyanov |
 Andrey PuntusZhukovskiy's student | Zhukovskiy's student |
 Vsevolod AksyonovGrand prince | Grand prince |
 Rostislav PlyattReporter | Reporter |
 Gleb RomanovNeklyudov | Neklyudov |
 Vsevolod SanayevNot listed | Not listed |
 Vladimir UralskiyOfficer | Officer |
 Aleksandr MikhaylovNot listed | Not listed |
 Nikolay YakhontovLieutenant (uncredited) | Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| GG. SmirnovZhukovsky's student | Zhukovsky's student |