State Committee for Cinematography
Leonid Bronevoy adopted his role without issues. Yuri Vasilyev from the Moscow Satire Theatre initially auditioned for the role of Theophilus but Leonid Yarmolnik ended up getting the part. Some difficulties arose when casting the role of Martha. For the role many actresses auditioned including Tatyana Dogileva and Irina Mazurkiewicz. After a long search Yelena Koreneva was chosen by the State Committee for Cinematography.