Parfenov's documentary is about a brilliant scientist and engineer, born in Russia, but only known on the other side of the ocean. The invention of modern television changed the history of mankind. The invention has an author, who is almost unknown in his homeland. Vladimir Zworykin, born in Murom, a Russian American, was the person who created distant wireless transmission of images.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Leonid ParfyonovNarrator | Narrator |
 Sergey ShakurovVladimir Zvorykin | Vladimir Zvorykin |
 Vladislav VetrovNot listed | Not listed |
 Maxim RaduginNot listed | Not listed |
 Anatoly ProsalovNot listed | Not listed |
 Larisa KuznetsovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Alexander DidenkoNot listed | Not listed |
 Vladimir MalkovNot listed | Not listed |
 Bronislava ZakharovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Igor KulachkoNot listed | Not listed |
| RRuslan SadkovskyNot listed | Not listed |
| IInnokentiy TarabaraNot listed | Not listed |
 Elena LemeshkoNot listed | Not listed |