Writer Algot Lassila, aka Maiju Lassila, aka Irmari Rantamala
Asko Sarkola
Olga Esempio
Rea Mauranen
Maria Lassila
Soli Labbart
Young Algot
Pirkka Karskela
Lundberg
Markku Blomqvist
Pöntinen
Esa Suvilehto
Commandant Carl von Wendt
Matti Oravisto
Anna Belostotskaja
Gunvor Sandkvist
Russian Army Captain
Pentti Kotkaniemi
Von Plehwe
Aleksandr Zakharov
Terrorist
Vadim Mikheyenko
Rebel officer
Antero Harpf
Gunnar Avanto
Kari Franck
General Porunov
German Lupekin
Chief editor
Esko Pesonen
Circus manager
Arno Virtanen
Vitali Iljin-Shapiro
Jan Kulik
Oskari Skoff
Toivo Tuomainen
Olga Esempio in prologue (voice)
Elvi Saarnio
Narrator (voice)
Yrjö Tähtelä
(voice)
Eeva-Kaarina Volanen
Ploughman (uncredited)
Mauno Blomqvist
Kalle
Ari Suonsuu
News photographer (uncredited)
Mauri Front
Orthodox priest (uncredited)
Pentti Louko
Algot's father (uncredited)
Esko Salmesvirta
Restaurant hostess (uncredited)
Rauha Wolska
Kurttuska
Ritva Juhanto
Arwid
Esko Salminen
Pikku-Pouvali
Heikki Alho
Sulo Esempio
Tuomo Railo
Rawitz
Yuri Rodionov
Magda
Galina Galtseva
Director
Pirjo Honkasalo
Screenplay
Sound Effects
Olli Soinio
Unit Production Manager
Jaakko Talaskivi
Assistant Director
Production Sound Mixer
Paul Jyrälä
Pekka Lehto
Production Design
Pentti Valkeasuo
Reijo Puttonen
A. Ksenofontova
Writer
Daniel Katz
Novel
Maiju Lassila
Producer
Claes Olsson
Original Music Composer
Heikki Valpola
Director of Photography
Kari Sohlberg
Editor
Irma Taina
Costume Design
Päivi Tiura
Makeup Artist
Inkeri Terävä
Makeup Designer
Kristiina Valkeasuo
Sound Mixer
Sven Fahlén
Antero Honkanen
Lars Klettner
Pekka Sirén