Based on Mikhail Lermontov's novel Vadim, this costume drama, set in Russia during the 1700s, chronicles the battle between a vengeful, anarchic peasant and the tyrannical landowner who killed his mother and father.

Oliver Reed
as Palizyn

Claudia Cardinale
as Anya

John McEnery
as Vadim

Ray Lovelock
as Yuri

Carole André
as Irene

Zora Velcova
as Natalya

Giuseppe Pisegna
as

Paola Tedesco
as Yulya

Adalberto Rossetti
as

Raffaele Uzzi
as Chief Servant