Zoltán Latinovits as dr. Ambrus Járom

Andor Ajtay as Professor Ádámfy

Béla Barsi as father Ambrus

Miklós Szakáts as Docent

Edit Domján as Martha, Ambrus' love

Gyula Bodrogi as Gyula Kiss

István Avar as Balázs

Mária Medgyesi as Eta

Gyöngyvér Demjén as Young girl

István Budai as Medical student

György Györffy as Artist

Gyula Horváth as Writer

János Koltai as Iván Kovács

Gyula Kovács as Dobos

Vilmos Mendelényi as Katona

László Pethõ as Artist

József Ross as Uncle Fodor

Mária Sívó as Ápolónõ

Béla Bartók as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Gyula Hernádi as Writer

György Konrád as Writer