A portrait of a Russian community in the late 19th century based on Chekhov's stories, featuring the author as observer and narrator.
as Chehov
as Startsev
as Katya
as Vera Iosifovna
as Turkin
as Shergov
as Puzyrev
as lawyer Losev
as Panteleimon
as Maria Chekhova
as Carter
as Drunken
as Teacher
as Anisya
as Authoress
as Author
as Andryusha
as Wife of a sick man
as Street acrobat
as Anfisa
as Puzyrev's wife
as Doctor Sveshnikov
as Street musician
as Nurse
as Lady with a dog
as Sick man
as Gentleman with pineapple
as Man in a case
as Volsky
as Mikhail Makarovich
as Sinyukhin (uncredited)
as Jealous man's wife (uncredited)
as Player (uncredited)
as Arkasha Losev (uncredited)
as Kirill Kondratyevich, geography teacher
