Drama History
The film tells about the Decembrists’ revolt in the south of Russia. Right before the Decembrist Revolt 1825 a chevalier of fortune decides that it's time for a game. But on whom to make a bet? He asks the cards. But he's not the only one who makes the choice.
Directed by
Grigori Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg
Written by
Julian Oxman, Yury Tynyanov
Oleg Zhakov
Young hussar
Pyotr Sobolevsky
Lieutenant Sukhanov
Yanina Zheymo
Circus actress
Andrei Kostrichkin
Medoks's servant
Emil Gal
Gambler (uncredited)
Sofiya Magarill
Vishnevskiy's wife
Lyudmila Semyonova
Lady at the gambling house
Aleksandr Melnikov
Boy with apples
Nikolai Michurin
Circus owner
Konstantin Khokhlov
General Vishnevskiy
Mikhail Mishel
General Veysmar
Boris Feodosyev
Officer
Dmitriy Zhiryakov
(uncredited)

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