Asko Sarkola

Writer Algot Lassila, aka Maiju Lassila, aka Irmari Rantamala

Rea Mauranen

Olga Esempio

Kari Franck

Gunnar Avanto

Ari Suonsuu

Kalle

Ritva Juhanto

Kurttuska

Esko Salminen

Arwid

Heikki Alho

Pikku-Pouvali

Tuomo Railo

Sulo Esempio

Yuri Rodionov

Rawitz

Galina Galtseva

Magda

Soli Labbart

Maria Lassila

Pirkka Karskela

Young Algot

Markku Blomqvist

Lundberg

Esa Suvilehto

Pöntinen

Matti Oravisto

Commandant Carl von Wendt

Gunvor Sandkvist

Anna Belostotskaja

Pentti Kotkaniemi

Russian Army Captain

Aleksandr Zakharov

Von Plehwe

Vadim Mikheyenko

Terrorist

Antero Harpf

Rebel officer

German Lupekin

General Porunov

Esko Pesonen

Chief editor

Arno Virtanen

Circus manager

Vitali Iljin-Shapiro

Terrorist

Jan Kulik

Terrorist

Toivo Tuomainen

Oskari Skoff

Elvi Saarnio

Olga Esempio in prologue (voice)

Yrjö Tähtelä

Narrator (voice)

Eeva-Kaarina Volanen

(voice)

Mauno Blomqvist

Ploughman (uncredited)

Mauri Front

News photographer (uncredited)

Pentti Louko

Orthodox priest (uncredited)

Esko Salmesvirta

Algot's father (uncredited)

Rauha Wolska

Restaurant hostess (uncredited)