A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier's niece. The old soldier, Cupbearer, and the notary are sworn enemies, which may doom the love between the niece, Klara, and the notary's son, Waclaw. On this day, the tongue-tied Cupbearer asks a braggart courtier, Papkin, to sue on his behalf for the hand of the widow Hanna. Papkin succeeds and
Cast
Roman Polanski
Józef Papkin
Janusz Gajos
Maciej Raptusiewicz
Andrzej Seweryn
Rejent Milczek
Katarzyna Figura
Hanna Czepiersińska
Daniel Olbrychski
Dyndalski
Agata Buzek
Klara
Rafał Królikowski
Wacław Milczek
Lech Dyblik
Śmigalski
Cezary Żak
Perełka
Jerzy Nowak
Michał Kafar
Tadeusz Wojtych
Maciej Mietus
Henryk Gołębiewski
Bricklayer
Jerzy Słonka
Priest
Magdalena Smalara
Rózia
Grażyna Zielińska
Cookie of Czesnik
Wiesław Łągiewka
Servant #1
Kazimierz Mazur
Servant #2
Waldemar Czyszak
Servant #3
Małgorzata Jóźwiak
Servant #4
Michał Sieczkowski
Servant #5
Jan Seweryn
Rejent's Servant
Crew
Andrzej Wajda
Director, Screenplay
Danuta Malipan
Script
Wanda Zeman
Editor
Paweł Edelman
Director of Photography
Jan Kwieciński
Assistant Director
Katarzyna Fukacz-Cebula
Executive Producer
Michał Kwieciński
Producer
Janusz Morgenstern
Producer
Sławomir Rogowski
Producer
Włodzimierz Otulak
Producer
Pavel Štverák
Dolby Consultant
Wojciech Kilar
Original Music Composer
Aleksander Fredro
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