Kadro (23)
José Raúl CapablancaThe World Champion
Vladimir FogelThe HeroAnna ZemtsovaThe HeroineZakhar Darevsky
Konstantin EggertNatalya Glan
Yakov ProtazanovChemistF. IvanovSergei KomarovGrandfather
Ivan Koval-SamborskyiPolicemanErnst GrunfeldSelf
Anatoli KtorovTram PassengerFedor Ivanov
Yuli RaizmanChemist's AssistantFrank MarshallSelfRichard RetiSelfRudolph SpielmannSelfCarlos TorreSelfF.D. YatesSelf
Mikhail ZharovHouse Painter
Boris BarnetCameo (uncredited)Vladimir NabokovCameo (uncredited)
Fyodor OtsepGame Spectator (uncredited)