Character Relationship Map: The Devil's Wheel

Characters

• Vanya Shorin, Red fleet sailor (played by Pyotr Sobolevsky) — protagonist
• Valya (played by Lyudmila Semyonova) — supporting
• The Question Man (played by Sergei Gerasimov) — supporting
• Koko, vaudeville performer (played by Emil Gal) — supporting
• Tavern Owner (played by Antonio Tserep) — supporting
• House manager (played by Nikolay Gorodnichev) — supporting
• Orchestra conductor (played by Sergei Martinson) — supporting
• Hooligan girl (played by Yanina Zheymo) — supporting
• Hooligan (played by Yevgeniy Kumeyko) — supporting
• Cafe dancer (played by V. Lande) — supporting
• Hooligan (played by I. Berezin) — supporting
• Drummer (played by Andrei Kostrichkin) — minor
• Editor (played by Arnold Arnold) — minor
• Sailor (uncredited) (played by Viktor Chaynikov) — minor
• (uncredited) (played by Mikhail Shifman) — minor
• Salvation army member (played by Viktor Plotnikov) — minor

Story Analysis

A sailor's moral journey from accidental desertion to redemption through surrender and integrity.

Plot Progression

1. The Missed Departure
2. Shelter Among Punks
3. Moral Reckoning
4. Trial and Redemption