Oleg Tabakov
Iskremas / Cuckoo
Elena Proklova
Krysya / Jeanne d'Arc
Oleg Efremov
Painter
Evgeni Leonov
Cinematographer
Leonid Kuravlyov
Red comissar
Leonid Dyachkov
Ohrim, green agent
Marlen Khutsiyev
Third 'cuckoo' player (prince)
Nonna Mordyukova
White actress
Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov
shooter
Aleksandr Filippenko
Second 'cuckoo' player
Pavel Vinnik
husband in silent film
Lyubov Sokolova
Painter's wife
Vladimir Naumov
staff captain
Konstantin Voynov
white officer
Mikaela Drozdovskaya
staff captain's wife
Anatoly Yeliseyev
Vakhromeev
Lev Polyakov
lover in silent film
Lyudmila Khmelnitskaya
tall dancer
Irina Murzayeva
female pianist
Rogvold Sukhoverko
bandit (uncredited)
Aleksandr Milyutin
guard
Evgeny Mitta
spectator (uncredited)