Moscow, 1902. The famous director Konstantin Stanislavsky, in search of inspiration for staging a new play, decides to get acquainted with the life of the city "bottom". He turns to Vladimir Gilyarovsky, a recognized expert on the Moscow slums, for help.
Константин Крюков
as Stanislavskiy
Михаил Пореченков
as Gilyarovskiy
Анфиса Черных
as «Knyazhna»
Евгений Стычкин
as Rudnikov - gorodovoy
Алексей Вертков
as anglichanin
Александр Олешко
as Nemirovich-Danchenko
Борис Каморзин
as Testov
Иван Колесников
as Chekhov
Станислав Эвентов
as professor Shtarassenmayer
Георгий Тополага
as «Satana»
Юрий Миронцев
as bufetchik
Сергей Шкода
as dezhurnyy politseyskiy