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Евгений Евстигнеев Pralinsky
Виктор Сергачёв Pseldonimov
Елизавета Никищихина Bride
Майя Булгакова Deaf-mute
Глеб Стриженов Klerk
Александр Грузинский Mlekopitayev
Елена Понсова Mlekopitayeva
Зоя Фёдорова Pseldonimov's mother
Леонид Пирогов Father of the bride
Анатолий Обухов 
Игорь Стравинский распорядитель танцев
Константин Алексеев Семён Иванович Шипуленко
Анна Заржицкая Woman in the crowd
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