In the short-lived Commune of Paris, a conscripted soldier falls in love with a Communard saleswoman. As the army cracks down on the revolutionaries, the soldier is forced to fight against the Commune, and the pair's love is put to the test.
Yelena Kuzmina | Louise Poirier, the shop-assistant |
David Gutman | Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop |
Andrei Kostrichkin | The main shop-assistant |
Sofiya Magarill | An actress |
Arnold Arnold | Commune's Central Committee member |
Sergei Gerasimov | Lutro, the journalist |
Yevgeni Chervyakov | National Guard's officer |
Pyotr Sobolevsky | Jean, the soldier |
Yanina Zheymo | Therese, a seamstress |
Oleg Zhakov | National Guard's soldier |
Vsevolod Pudovkin | Police intendent |
Lyudmila Semyonova | Can-can dancer |