"Life changes for a Moscow worker when he's made Stalin's personal film projectionist but cannot tell his bride."
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)
Andrei Konchalovsky
Director
Anatoli Usov
Writer
Claudio Bonivento
Producer
Laura Balbi
Associate Producer
Perry Bullington
Casting
Robert MacDonald
Gianni Giovagnoni
Production Design
Vladimir Murzin
Art Direction
Cristina De Rossi
Assistant Makeup Artist
Giannetto De Rossi
Key Makeup Artist
Mirella De Rossi
Key Hair Stylist
Nina Kolodkina
Makeup Artist
Tatiana Lomovzeva
Valentina Pimankina
Hairstylist
Ennio Guarnieri
Director of Photography
Eduard Artemyev
Original Music Composer
Henry Richardson
Editor
Nelli Fomina
Costume Design