Raimo Karppinen
— Arto Arsi
Jan Söderblom
— Arto Arsi as a child
Tarmo Manni
— Sergei Rippas
Rea Mauranen
— Suvi Ekman
Eeva-Maija Haukinen
— Arto's Mother
Kimmo Otsamo
— Arto's Brother
Per Oscarsson
— Eino
Jayne Meadows
— Mrs. Thomas
Marta Becket
— Ballet dancer
Lew Hopson
— Big Morgan
Virginia Capers
— Singing prisoner
Eri Klas
— Conductor
Atso Almila
— Conductor
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
— Conductor
Pamela Ludwig
— Black girl
Arnie Moore
— Police officer
Pirjo Bergström
— Singer
Kristo Salminen
— Arto Arsi as a child (voice) (uncredited)