Mikhail Narokov

Yepifan Okatov

Андрей Абрикосов

Innolentiy Okatov

Борис Тенин

Roman Kargapolov, former shepherd

Emma Tsesarskaya

Feshka

Марина Ладынина

Linka

Николай Плотников

Larya

Khakim Davletbekov

Ablai

Пётр Репнин

Buteshkin

Александр Громов

Onisim

Ivan Bobrov

Pikulin

Nikolai Vitovtov

Klyushkin (uncredited)

Яков Рыков

Klyushkin’s brother (uncredited)

Иван Любезнов

local poet (uncredited)

Николай Трофимов

local culture instructor (uncredited)

Olga Preobrazhenskaya

Ivan Pravov