Giulietta Masina as Perinbaba

Tobias Hoesl as Jakub

Petra Vančíková as Alžbetka

Soňa Valentová as Stepmother

Milada Ondrasíková as Dora

Pavol Mikulík as Advocatus

Ľudovít Reiter as Hajduk

Karel Effa as Troupe Principal

Valerie Kaplanová as Grim Reaper (old)

Eva Horká as Grim Reaper (young)

Emanuel Hason as Jakub (12 years old)

Vlastimil Drbal as Jakub (6 years old)

Michaela Danková as Alžbetka (6 years old)

Sylvia Popovská as Alžbetka (12 years old)

Ivan Palúch as Michal

Ivan Drozdy as Servant

Vladimír Hrivnák as Young Principal

Zuzana Vaňousová as Old Woman

Mária Hojerová as Old Woman

Zora Kerova as Alžbetka's Mother

Emil Horváth st. as Pastor

Natália Hasprová as Girl in Court

Hana Militká as Maid

Petr Hapka as Musician (uncredited)

Eva Krížiková as Perinbaba (voice) (uncredited)

Pavol Topoľský as Jakub (voice) (uncredited)

Alena Michalidesová as Alžbetka (voice) (uncredited)

Deana Horváthová as Dora (voice) (uncredited) / Alžbetka's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

Július Satinský as Troupe Principal (voice) (uncredited)

Zita Furková as Grim Reaper (voice) (uncredited)

Vilma Jamnická as Old Woman (voice) (uncredited)