"Based on Lyon Feuchtwanger's novel about the tragedy of society, through a look at the tragedy of one single family."
Vladimir Balashov
as Berthold Oppenheim
Gari Minovitskaya
as Ruth Oppenheim
Iosif Tolchanov
as Martin Oppenheim
Ada Vojtsik
as Liselotte
Mikhail Astangov
as Vogelsang
Vladimir Solovyov
as Pakhinka
Aleksey Konsovskiy
as Richard
Nikolai Plotnikov
as Edgar Oppenheim
Osip Abdulov
as Jacques Lavendel
Fyodor Ivanov
as Student
Yelena Anufriyeva
as Train passenger
Raisa Yesipova
as Sibilla Raukh
Solomon Mikhoels
as Jacobi
Sergey Dneprov
as director of the François gymnasium
Arkady Blagonravov
as Director of the Lorenz Clinic
Nikolai Bogolyubov
as Weller
Konstantin Karelskikh
as Rittersteg
Sergei Martinson
as Gutvetter
Mikhail Derzhavin
as Wells
Grigoriy Roshal
Director
Serafima Roshal
Writer
Lion Feuchtwanger
Novel
Leonid Kosmatov
Director of Photography
Script Consultant
Vladimir Nikolayev
Assistant Camera
Nikolai Kryukov
Original Music Composer
Yosyp Shpinel
Production Design
Aleksandr Zharenov
Assistant Production Design
Arnold Vaysfeld
Yeva Ladyzhenskaya
Editor
Vladimir Gerasimov
Assistant Director
Lev Brozhovskiy
Sergei Minervin
Sound Director
Raisa Lukina
Sound
Lev Shteynberg
Conductor
A. Yermolov
Makeup & Hair
Nikolai Vladimirov
Executive Producer