Cast & crew
The Beginning (1970)
Directed by Gleb Panfilov Written by Gleb Panfilov, Yevgeni Gabrilovich
Cast
| Tatyana Stepanova | Katya |
| Leonid Kuravlyov | Arkadiy Semenovich |
| Mikhail Kononov | Pavlik |
| Nina Skomorokhova | Zina |
| Tatyana Bedova | Sahashi Toma |
| Yuri Klepikov | Movie Symbol |
| Gennadi Beglov | Odinokov |
| Yuri Vizbor | Stepan, Foundryman |
| Vyacheslav Vasilyev | Stepan, Foundryman |
| Inna Churikova | Pasha |
| Valentina Telichkina | Valya Odintsova |
| Yevgeni Lebedev | Cauchon |
| Vsevolod Sobolev | Massieu |
| Gerasim Zhukovsky | Boriska |
| Lyudmila Arinina | The Woman |
| Irina Gubanova | (uncredited) |
| Efim Kopelyan | Cauchon |
| Dmitriy Dolinin | Sector Director |
| Valentina Telichkina | Valya |
| Inna Churikova | Pasha Stroganova |
| Vsevolod Sobolev | Massieu |
| Gerasim Zhukovsky | Boriska |
| Lyudmila Arinina | an official on the selection of actors at the film studio (uncredited) |
| Irina Gubanova | Assistant director (uncredited) |
| Efim Kopelyan | Cauchon (voice) (uncredited) |
| Dmitriy Dolinin | Director of Photography |
| Kirill Laskari | |
| Yevgeni Lebedev | Cauchon |
| Tatyana Stepanova | Katya |
| Nina Skomorokhova | Zina |
| Tatyana Bedova | Toma |
| Yuri Klepikov | Movie director |
| Gennadi Beglov | Odinokov |
| Yuri Vizbor | Stepan Ivanovich |
| Vyacheslav Vasilyev | Stepan Vitalyevich |
| Leonid Kuravlyov | Arkadiy |
| Mikhail Kononov | Pavlik |
Crew
| Dmitriy Dolinin | Director of Photography |
| Vladimir Kostin | Set Decoration |
| Gleb Panfilov | Director |
| Gleb Panfilov | Writer |
| Yevgeni Gabrilovich | Writer |
| Gennadi Beglov | Assistant Director |
| V. Raytses | Script Consultant |
| Leonid Tarasyuk | Script Consultant |
| A. Tarasov | Executive Producer |
| Yuriy Medvedev | Script Editor |
| Dmitriy Moldavskiy | Script Editor |
| Vadim Bibergan | Original Music Composer |
| Marksen Gaukhman-Sverdlov | Production Design |
| V. Markov | Camera Operator |
| Natalya Vasilyeva | Costume Design |
| Galina Antipina | Costume Design |
| Olga Smirnova | Makeup Artist |
| Galina Gavrilova | Sound Director |
| Mariya Amosova | Editor |
| Gleb Panfilov | Director |
| A. Tarasov | Executive Producer |
| Gennadi Beglov | Assistant Director |
| V. Raytses | Script Consultant |
| Leonid Tarasyuk | Script Consultant |
| V. Markov | Camera Operator |
| Olga Smirnova | Makeup Artist |
| Galina Gavrilova | Sound Director |
| Yuriy Medvedev | Script Editor |
| Dmitriy Moldavskiy | Script Editor |
| Dmitriy Dolinin | Director of Photography |
| Vadim Bibergan | Original Music Composer |
| Marksen Gaukhman-Sverdlov | Production Design |
| Vladimir Kostin | Set Decoration |
| Natalya Vasilyeva | Costume Design |
| Galina Antipina | Costume Design |
| Gleb Panfilov | Writer |
| Yevgeni Gabrilovich | Writer |
| Mariya Amosova | Editor |