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.
Margarita Terekhova
Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother
Ignat Daniltsev
Ignat / Alexei - 12 Years Old
Larisa Tarkovskaya
Nadezha
Alla Demidova
Lisa
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Forensic Doctor
Mykola Hrynko
Printery Director
Tamara Ogorodnikova
Nanny / Neighbour / Strange Woman at Tea Table
Yuriy Nazarov
Rifle Shooting Instructor
Oleg Yankovskiy
The Father
Filipp Yankovsky
Aleksei - 5 Years Old
Tatyana Reshetnikova
Proofreader in Printing House
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Narrator - The Author's Words (voice)
Arseny Tarkovsky
Narrator - His Own Poems (voice)
Mariya Tarkovskaya-Vishnyakova
Old Mother
Yuri Sventikov
Asafiev - War Orphan
Olga Kizilova
Redheaded Girl
Ernesto del Bosque
Spanish Refugee
Luis Correcher
Ángel Gutiérrez
Dionisio García Zapico
Tomas Pamies
Teresa Del Bosque
Spanish Refugee Twin
Tatiana Del Bosque
Aleksandr Misharin
Doctor
Andrei Tarkovsky
Director, Writer
Writer
Aug 25, 1984
Dec 1, 2006
Mar 24, 2017
May 9, 1952
Nov 2, 2007
Sep 14, 2007
Oct 26, 1966
Dec 4, 1970
May 11, 1928
Dec 23, 2021
Nov 22, 2010
Jan 21, 1928
Jun 2, 2025
Oct 15, 2020
Dec 25, 2011
Jun 22, 2017
Mosfilm
SU
Soviet Union
Pусский
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