A.N. Ostrovsky recalls the first period of his creative work (1849–1859), when he began collaborating with the Maly Theatre and with masters of the Russian stage such as L.P. Kositskaya, M.S. Shchepkin, and P.M. Sadovsky. Almost every character in this film is a real historical figure.
as А. Н. Островский
as Любовь Павловна Косицкая
as Агафья Ивановна
as Дмитрий Андреевич Горев
as Шмыга
as Михаил Семенович Щепкин
as Пров Михайлович Садовский
as Сергей Васильевич Васильев
as Софья Павловна Акимова
as Алексей Николаевич Верстовский
as Александр Михайлович Гедеонов
as Михаил Петрович Погодин
as Аполлон Григорьев
as судейский чиновник
as Богданов
as дирижер театра
as суфлер
as господин в театре
as Ардалион
as дама за кулисами
as дама за кулисами
as кучер
as швейцар в театре
as актриса
as "Трио Ромэн"
as "Трио Ромэн"
as бородач
as господин в театре
as официант
as господин за кулисами
as господин в театре
as господин в театре
as госпожа в театре
as скоморох
as графиня Ростопчина (озвучка)
