Jerzy Radziwiłowicz as Shatov

Isabelle Huppert as Maria Shatov

Omar Sharif as Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky

Lambert Wilson as Nikolai Vsevolodovich Stavrogin

Bernard Blier as Governor

Bożena Dykiel as Virginska

Jutta Lampe as Maria Lebjadkin

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Lisa

Jean-Philippe Écoffey as Peter Verchovenskij

Laurent Malet as Kirillov

Philippe Chambon as Chigalev

Jean-Quentin Châtelain as Virguinski

Rémi Martin as Erkel

Serge Spira as Fedka

Wladimir Yordanoff as Lebjadkin

Zbigniew Zamachowski as Liamchine

Piotr Machalica as Maurice

Bogusz Bilewski as Police Chief

Stanisław Górka as Activist

Ryszard Jabłoński as Worker

Józef Kalita as Worker

Eugeniusz Kamiński as Worker

Jerzy Klesyk as Seminarist

Jarosław Kopaczewski as Worker

Helena Kowalczykowa as Servant

Krzysztof Kumor as Aide de Camp

Tadeusz Łomnicki as Captain

Beata Niedzielska as Student

Witold Skaruch as Governor's Secretary

Alina Swidowska as Virginski's Sister

Paweł Szczesny as Activist

Tadeusz Włudarski as Coachman

Grzegorz Wons as Activist

Wojciech Zagórski as Monk