About rural projectionist Nikita Zudov, a passionate film lover who makes amateur films that expose and ridicule bureaucrats, parasites and bribe-takers.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Igor YasulovichNikita Zudov | Nikita Zudov |
 Nina RuslanovaKaterina, Nikita's wife | Katerina, Nikita's wife |
 Marina DyuzhevaElena Vasilyevna, literature teacher | Elena Vasilyevna, literature teacher |
 Lev PerfilovRodion Kulyabsky, veterinarian | Rodion Kulyabsky, veterinarian |
 Valentina TalyzinaZoya Kirillovna, head of the club | Zoya Kirillovna, head of the club |
 Yuri MedvedevPavel Lomakin | Pavel Lomakin |
 Mikhail KokshenovVanya Kovrigin, tractor drive | Vanya Kovrigin, tractor drive |
 Ivan RyzhovPyotr Stepanovich, Chairman of the collective farm | Pyotr Stepanovich, Chairman of the collective farm |
 Leonid ObolenskyYuri Yakovlevich | Yuri Yakovlevich |
 Irina Murzayevagranny Nastya | granny Nastya |
 Aleksandr BelyavskiySeva Mirzaev-Valois | Seva Mirzaev-Valois |
 Valentin GolubenkoSenya Zhiltsov, driver | Senya Zhiltsov, driver |
 Aleksandr MilyutinNot listed | Not listed |
 Inna Kara-Moskophoto studio employee | photo studio employee |
| VVladimir LizunovNot listed | Not listed |
 Vladimir BaskakovNot listed | Not listed |