cast
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Vladimir Fogel
The Hero
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Anna Zemtsova
Vera
- Natalya Glan Vera's friend
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Mikhail Zharov
House Painter
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Anatoli Ktorov
Tram Passenger
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José Raúl Capablanca
Cameo The World Champion
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Yakov Protazanov
Chemist
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Yuli Raizman
Chemist's Assistant
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Ivan Koval-Samborskiy
Policeman
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Konstantin Eggert
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Boris Barnet
Cameo (uncredited)
- Fyodor Otsep Game Spectator (uncredited)
- Sergei Komarov Grandfather
- Zakhar Darevskiy
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Fyodor Ivanov
- Ernst Grunfeld Cameo
- Frank Marshall Cameo
- Richard Reti Cameo
- Rudolph Spielmann Cameo
- Carlos Torre Cameo
- Frederick Dewhurst Yates Cameo
- Orlov-Broshat
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Vladimir Uralskiy
Man in the waiting line