A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
- Director
- Andrei Tarkovsky
Starring
Margarita Terekhova
Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother
Ignat Daniltsev
Ignat / Alexei - 12 Years Old
- L
Larisa Tarkovskaya
Nadezha
Alla Demidova
Lisa
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Forensic Doctor
Mykola Hrynko
Printery Director
Tamara Ogorodnikova
Nanny / Neighbour / Strange Woman at Tea Table
Yuriy Nazarov
Rifle Shooting Instructor
Oleg Yankovskiy
The Father
Filipp Yankovsky
Aleksei - 5 Years Old
Tatyana Reshetnikova
Proofreader in Printing House
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Narrator - The Author's Words (voice)
