Sonja, a little ballerina at the Grand Theater, is secretly in love with the handsome tenor Luis Mariano. One night, she hurts her feet while dancing and under the influence of a sedative falls asleep and starts dreaming. She is Sonja Ilyanova now, a young gypsy dancer who dreams of performing before Alexei, the son of the Czar.
as Luis Mariano / Aljoscha
as Sonja / Sonja Ilyanova
as Großherzog Feodor
as Boris
as Pawlitsch
as Pjotroff
as Prinzessin Olga von Meinigen-Deinigen
as Katja / Katja
as Mascha
as Wassili