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.
Director
Grigori Kozintsev
Pyotr Sobolevsky
Lieutenant Sukhanov
Sergei Gerasimov
Medoks, opportunist
Oleg Zhakov
Young hussar
Yanina Zheymo
Circus actress
Andrei Kostrichkin
Medoks's servant
Sofiya Magarill
Vishnevskiy's wife
Nikolai Michurin
Circus owner
Konstantin Khokhlov
General Vishnevskiy
Boris Feodosyev
Officer
Emil Gal
Gambler (uncredited)
Aleksandr Melnikov
Boy with apples
Lyudmila Semyonova
Lady at the gambling house
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