
Leader of a traveling gypsy band from the steppes of Bessarabia (now Moldova), Toma Alistar is a skilled violinist whose fame takes him on tours around European capitals and royal courts. He remains obsessed with his first love, beautiful Leanca who was married elsewhere while Toma was traveling, and spends his life and fortune trying to find her.

Grigore Grigoriu
Radu Negostin (as Grigori Grigoriu)

Svetlana Toma
Sergey Lunkevich
Toma Alistar
Dumitru Hãbãsescu
Jenea Rolko
Olga Câmpeanu
Angelica Iascencu

Galina Vodnyatskaya
Leanca
Haralambie Berdaga
Lăutar
Dumitru Mocanu
Lăutar
Liubomir Iorga
Lăutar
Ilie Moschei
Lăutar

Vasile Zubcu-Codreanu
Lăutar
N. Fagurel
Lăutar

Mihai Timofti
Vasile (credited as M. Timofte)