A Cruel Romance

In the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open house”, hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry a dowry-less girl for love.

Drama Romance

Alisa Freyndlikh

(Ogudalova)

Larisa Guzeeva

(Larisa)

Nikita Mikhalkov

(Paratov)

Andrey Myagkov

(Karandyshev)

Aleksey Petrenko

(Knurov)

Viktor Proskurin

(Vozhevatov)

Georgi Burkov

(Robinzon)

Tatyana Pankova

(Yefrosiniya Potapovna)

Boryslav Brondukov

(Ivan)

Aleksandr Pyatkov

(Gavrilo)

Yuriy Sarantsev

(Captain)

Olga Volkova

(Milliner)

Dmitriy Buzylyov-Kretso

(Ilya)

Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy

(Officer)

Sergei Artsybashev

(Gulyayev)

Anna Frolovtseva

(Annushka)

Evgeny Tsymbal

(Yegor)

Vladimir Myshkin

(Ogudalovy' guest)

Aleksandr Kuzmichyov

(referee)

Nikolay Smorchkov

(priest)

Ibragim Bargi

(Kuzmitch)

Vera Petrova

(гостья)

Yury Martynov

(гость)