Jason Robards

Character: Andrei Sakharov

Glenda Jackson

Character: Yelena Bonner

Nicol Williamson

Character: Malyarov

Frank Finlay

Character: Kravtsov

Michael Bryant

Character: Syshchikov

Paul Freeman

Character: Pavel Leontiev

Anna Massey

Character: Klavdia

Joe Melia

Character: Sergej Kovalov

Lee Montague

Character: Slavsky

Jim Norton

Character: Roy Medvedev

Valentine Pelka

Character: Efrem Sakharov

Catherine Hall

Character: Tanya Sakharov

John McAndrew

Character: Alyosha Sakharov

Debbie Farrington

Character: Lisa Sakharov

David Midwinter

Character: Matvel Sakharov, age 10

Craig Dickerson

Character: Matvel Sakharov, age 5

Toni Warwick

Character: Anya Sakharov

Eileen Way

Character: Ruf Grigorievna

Denyse Alexander

Character: Dr. Lydia

Marion Bailey

Character: Ludmilla Kovalov

Anton Lesser

Character: Valery Chalidze

Norman Rodway

Character: Psychiatrist

Elizabeth Spriggs

Character: Nobel Presenter

Robert Sherman

Character: American Reporter

Paola Dionisotti

Character: Patient's Wife

Avril Elgar

Character: OVIR Administrator

Tenniel Evans

Character: Dean Fedorenko

Jean Heywood

Character: Sakharov's Secretary

Alex McCrindle

Character: Siberia Trainman

John Rowe

Character: Norwegian Diplomat

Jane Wood

Character: Witness at Trial

Ruth Goring

Character: Wedding Registrar

Bernard Kay

Character: Prosecutor

David Landberg

Character: Reporter

John Normington

Character: OVIR Clerk

Olivier Pierre

Character: Reporter

Tony Sibbald

Character: Reporter

Martyn Whitby

Character: Mikhail

John Boswall

Character:

Christopher Guinee

Character:

John Burgess

Character:

Robert Gwilym

Character:

John Cording

Character:

Laurence Harrington

Character:

Richard Cubison

Character:

Sarah James

Character:

Alan David

Character:

Ralph Nossek

Character:

Ron Donachie

Character:

James Sport

Character:

John Forgeham

Character:

Vic Tablian

Character:

John Golightly

Character:

Tom Wilkinson

Character:

Derek Lyons

Character: Russian Guard (uncredited)