Ark of Fools

Zlatomír Vacek

Andrej Jefimyč Ragin

Vladimír Merta

Ivan Dmitrič Gromov

Slavoj Urban

Michail Averjanyč Goljubkin

Antonín Horák

Jevgenij Fjodoryč Chobotov

Pavel Michailov

Nikita

André Maroun-Gédéon

Mojsejka

Ivan Králík

Sergej Sergejevič

Milica Linhartová

Naděžda Osipovna

Zuzana Fišárková

Štěpka

Hana Slivková

Marja Prokofjevna Chobotova

Elena Zvaríková-Pappová

Varvara

Vojtěch Ron

Lev Trofimovič

Ladislav Brothánek

Jefrim

Mnislav Hofmann

Semjonov

Jiří Ptáček

Deaf-Mute

Václav Provazník

Deaf-Mute

Alois Krameš

Inmate

Zora Rozsypalová

Woman

Eva Řepíková

Reporter

Vlastimila Vlková

Darja Pavlovna

Olga Čechová

Reporter

Milena Vopatová

Bride

Klára Dohnalová

Máša

Josef Němeček

Escaped Prisoner

Jan Drnek

Matvěj

Vratislav Žídek

Muzhik

Magdalena Šebestová

Lina Chobotova

Ladislav Gzela

Fire Marshal (uncredited)

Pavel Pekárek

Readhead (uncredited)

Jana Posseltová

Nina (uncredited)

Marie Hatleová

Old Woman (uncredited)

Julius Albert

Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Žofie Housová

Inmate (uncredited)

Jiřina Jelenská

Woman (uncredited)

Zuzana Fréharová

Woman (uncredited)

Vladimír Švabík

Orderly (uncredited)

Vít Haderka

Alexandr Lvovič (uncredited)

Libuše Komancová

Laundress (uncredited)

Šárka Štembergová

Laundress (uncredited)

Natalie Švabíková

Laundress (uncredited)

Klementina Zunová

Inmate (uncredited)

F. Andres

MUDr. Mricin (uncredited)

J. Konůpka

Inmate with Honors (uncredited)

J. Šafránek

Inmate (uncredited)

J. Zeman

Deaf-Mute (uncredited)

K. Rys

Nikolaj (uncredited)

K. Zuna

Dying Man (uncredited)

L. Hanuš

Soldier (uncredited)

I. Pešl

Musician (uncredited)

M. Svoboda

Orderly (uncredited)

I. Hezinová

Girl (uncredited)

M. Stupka

Ivan (uncredited)

J. Navrátil

Escaped Prisoner (uncredited)

J. Vacek

Dancer (uncredited)

Pavel Landovský

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Nikita (voice) (uncredited)

Josef Abrhám

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Ivan Dmitrič Gromov (voice) (uncredited)

Jiří Hálek

Jevgenij Fjodoryč Chobotov (voice) (uncredited)

Slávka Budínová

Marja Prokofjevna Chobotova (voice) (uncredited)

František Husák

Sergej Sergejevič (voice) (uncredited)

Eva Svobodová

Darja Pavlovna (voice) (uncredited)

Ivan Balaďa

Director

Julius Matula

First Assistant Director

Tomáš Škrdlant

First Assistant Director

Ivan Frič

Second Assistant Director

Věra Houšková

Script Supervisor

Lubor Dohnal

Screenplay

Anton Chekhov

Short Story

Pavel Juráček

Creative Producer

Václav Rouha

Production Manager

Ladislav Herz

Assistant Production Manager

Jaroslav Kučera

Executive Producer

Blažej Vráb

Unit Manager