Drama / History /

Score: 79.6%( 1014 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

Margarita Terekhova
Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother

Ignat Daniltsev
Ignat / Alexei - 12 Years Old

Larisa Tarkovskaya
Nadezha - Mother of 12-Year-Old Alexei

Alla Demidova
Lisa

Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Forensic Doctor

Nikolay Grinko
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
Spanish Refugee

Ángel Gutiérrez
Spanish Refugee

Dionisio García Zapico
Spanish Refugee

Tomas Pamies
Spanish Refugee

Teresa Del Bosque
Spanish Refugee Twin

Tatiana Del Bosque
Spanish Refugee Twin