A loose Communist adaptation of a Dostoyevsky novel. The serf Egor Efimov, a talented violinist, dreams of true art. Released by his landlord, he goes to the capital. But cold, bureaucratic St. Petersburg quickly destroys his illusions.
Yegor Yefimov, violinist
Nastenka
Grushenka
Schultz
Valemirov, landowner
Student
Ivan Vasilyev
Tavern visitor
Gendarme
His Excellency
