Professor Zange
Felitsia, professor's wife
Berta, professor's assistant
Prince Karlstein
Bsheshinski, Jesuit
Baron, reactionary
Russian student Filonov, professor's assistant
Pryer, typographer
Shtrombakh
Rich man
Enamored old Polish woman
(uncredited)
The film is based on real events and reveals the tragic episodes from the life of the Austrian biologist scientist-materialist Paul Kammerer (1880-1926), hunted by regressive scientists and Catholic reactionaries who committed suicide.