Set in a bleak, filth-ridden provincial hospital, a disillusioned doctor begins to find the philosophical ramblings of a mental patient more stimulating than the company of "sane" society. As their relationship deepens amidst the grimy and decaying wards, the doctor's own mental health is called into question by his suspicious colleagues.
as Andrej Jefimyč Ragin
as Ivan Dmitrič Gromov
as Michail Averjanyč Goljubkin
as Jevgenij Fjodoryč Chobotov
as Nikita
as Mojsejka
as Sergej Sergejevič
as Naděžda Osipovna
as Štěpka
as Marja Prokofjevna Chobotova
as Varvara
as Lev Trofimovič
as Jefrim
as Semjonov
as Deaf-Mute
as Deaf-Mute
as Inmate
as Woman
as Reporter
as Darja Pavlovna
as Reporter
as Bride
as Máša
as Escaped Prisoner
as Matvěj
as Muzhik
as Lina Chobotova
as Fire Marshal (uncredited)
as Readhead (uncredited)
as Nina (uncredited)
as Old Woman (uncredited)
as Fortune Teller (uncredited)
as Inmate (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
as Orderly (uncredited)
as Alexandr Lvovič (uncredited)
as Laundress (uncredited)
as Laundress (uncredited)
as Laundress (uncredited)
as Inmate (uncredited)
as MUDr. Mricin (uncredited)
as Inmate with Honors (uncredited)
as Inmate (uncredited)
as Deaf-Mute (uncredited)
as Nikolaj (uncredited)
as Dying Man (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Musician (uncredited)
as Orderly (uncredited)
as Girl (uncredited)
as Ivan (uncredited)
as Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Nikita (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice) (uncredited)
as Jevgenij Fjodoryč Chobotov (voice) (uncredited)
as Marja Prokofjevna Chobotova (voice) (uncredited)
as Sergej Sergejevič (voice) (uncredited)
as Darja Pavlovna (voice) (uncredited)
