A loose Communist adaptation of a Dostoyevsky novel. The serf Egor Efimov, a talented violinist, dreams of true art. Released by his landlord, he goes to the capital. But cold, bureaucratic St. Petersburg quickly destroys his illusions.
as Yegor Yefimov, violinist
as Nastenka
as Grushenka
as Schultz
as Valemirov, landowner
as Student
as Ivan Vasilyev
as Tavern visitor
as Gendarme
as His Excellency
as Entrepreneur
as Provincial actress (uncredited)
as Nihilistic student (uncredited)
as Gossip teller (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Student / Convict
as Official (uncredited)
as Official (uncredited)
as Official (uncredited)
as Old jew (uncredited)
