Bashmachkin, a lowly, impoverished government clerk in St. Petersburg, endures workplace mockery and dedicates his meager savings to buying a new winter coat.

Andrei Kostrichkinas Akakiy Bashmachkin
Antonina Yeremeyevaas Young lady 'heavenly creature'
Aleksei Kapleras 'Not important person' / 'Very important person'
Sergei Gerasimovas Yaryzhka, card sharp
Emil Galas Tailor
Yanina Zheymoas Tailor's assistant
Vladimir Lepkoas Tailor Petrovich
Oleg Zhakovas Bashmachkin's coworker
Pyotr Sobolevskyas Official
Andrey Moskvin