Tom Hulce as Ivan Sanshin

Lolita Davidovich as Anastasia

Bob Hoskins as Beria

Aleksandr Zbruev as Stalin

Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Prof. Bartnev

Bess Meyer as Katya (16 years)

Mariya Baranova as Katya (10 years)

Irina Kupchenko as Directress

Vladimir Kuleshov as colonel Shchelkasov

Vsevolod Larionov as General Rumiantsev

Aleksandr Filippenko as Major Khitrov

Evdokiya Germanova as Governess

Lyubov Matyushina as Sonia Gubelman

Aleksandr Garin as Vasily Morda

Mariya Vinogradova as Fedosia

Aleksandr Lipkov as Aaron Gubelman

Antonina Anokhina as Claudia Morda

Aleksandr Sirin as Voronkin

Oleg Tabakov as Vlasik

Mikhail Kononov as Voroshilov

Aleksandr Feklistov as Bolshakov

Vladimir Steklov as Chrustalev

Elena Borzunova as Popova (Girl Officer)

Irina Lazareva as Barbara (Waitress)

Vira Yefraimova as Kathy (3 years)

Ilya Chanbudanov as Kaganovich

Viktor Balabanov as Molotov

Viktor Uralsky as Kalinin

Valentin Cheryakov as Malenkov

Victor Tardian as Mikoyan

Ivan Teplov as Projectionist

Ivanova Petrova as Tanya

Aleksandr Pashutin as Commandant of the Train

Sergei Artsybashev as Beria's Officer

Olga Volkova as Tamara Petrovna (uncredited)