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1975-03-07A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.

Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother
Margarita Terekhova

Ignat / Alexei - 12 Years Old
Ignat Daniltsev
Nadezha - Mother of 12-Year-Old Alexei
Larisa Tarkovskaya

Lisa
Alla Demidova

Forensic Doctor
Anatoliy Solonitsyn

Printery Director
Mykola Hrynko

Nanny / Neighbour / Strange Woman at Tea Table
Tamara Ogorodnikova

Rifle Shooting Instructor
Yuriy Nazarov

The Father
Oleg Yankovskiy

Aleksei - 5 Years Old
Filipp Yankovsky

Proofreader in Printing House
Tatyana Reshetnikova

Narrator - The Author's Words (voice)
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Narrator - His Own Poems (voice)
Arseny Tarkovsky
Old Mother
Mariya Tarkovskaya-Vishnyakova
Asafiev - War Orphan
Yuri Sventikov
Redheaded Girl
Olga Kizilova
Spanish Refugee
Ernesto del Bosque
Spanish Refugee
Luis Correcher

Spanish Refugee
Ángel Gutiérrez
Spanish Refugee
Dionisio García Zapico
Spanish Refugee
Tomas Pamies
Spanish Refugee Twin
Teresa Del Bosque
Spanish Refugee Twin
Tatiana Del Bosque