The first Polish film to discuss the failure of September 1939 Polish-German war, seen from the point of view of a university intellectual, fascinated by German culture, who decides to take active part in the conflict.
Bronisław Pawlik
Gabriel Tomicki
Barbara Krafftówna
Florentyna
Ryszarda Hanin
Helena
Igor Śmiałowski
Stanisław Dog-Leśniewski
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Commandant
Aleksander Fogiel
Taborek
Zdzisław Karczewski
General
Emil Karewicz
Colonel Suchecki
Wacław Kowalski
Hawrot
Irena Laskowska
Attorney's Wife
Ignacy Machowski
Cabinet's Secretary
Hanna Małkowska
Emilka
Andrzej May
Pinkiewicz
Leon Niemczyk
Leukamer
Marian Opania
Sznitko
Alfreda Passendorfer
Bogusław Sochnacki
Sergeant
Tadeusz Somogi
Soldier
Mieczysław Stoor
Colonel Wołodia
Roman Sykała
Sturmbannfuhrer
Anna Wesołowska
Bogumił Antczak
Tomicki's Neighbour (uncredited)
Kazimierz Dębicki
Recruit Leader (uncredited)
Bohdan Ejmont
Volunteer (uncredited)
Wiktor Grotowicz
Ministry Clerk (uncredited)
Jerzy Janeczek
Soldier (uncredited)
Eugeniusz Kamiński
General's Adjutant (uncredited)
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Andrzej Krasicki
Janusz Kubicki
Włodzimierz Kwaskowski
Sergeant (uncredited)
Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski
Man in front of the Command (uncredited)
Józef Łodyński
Tomicki's Assistant (uncredited)
Bohdana Majda
Woman in Shelter (uncredited)
Czesław Piaskowski
Caretaker (uncredited)
Sylwester Przedwojewski
Soldier choosing Volunteers (uncredited)
Andrzej Siedlecki
Student (uncredited)
Stanisław Tylczyński
Presidium Member (uncredited)
Marian Wojtczak
(uncredited)
Wojciech Zagórski
Ewa Zdzieszyńska
Antoni Żukowski
Jerzy Maksymiuk
Music
Anna Śmiech
Makeup Artist
Sylwester Szyszko
First Assistant Director
Edward Zajiček
Production Manager
Edward Szymański
Assistant Production Manager
Jerzy Putrament
Short Story
Edward Grochulski
Costume Design
Adam T. Nowakowski
Production Design
Alicja Ptaszyńska
Costume Assistant
Felicja Rogowska
Editor
Jerzy Pękalski
Assistant Editor
Gabriel Karski
Leonard Księżak
Sound
Jolanta Komorowska
Henryk Bielski
Assistant Director
Halina Sulkowska
Assistant Production Design
Kazimierz Konrad
Director of Photography
Eugeniusz Gawrysiak
Assistant Camera
Jerzy Laskowski
Zdzislaw Staszewski
Stefan Marczyk
Conductor
Janina Sękowska
Assistant Makeup Artist
J. Nowakowski
Production Consultant
Tadeusz Chojnacki
Ludomir Motylski
Zbigniew Hartwig
Camera Operator
Mieczysława Kaut
Script Supervisor
Józef Hen
Screenplay
Ewa Petelska
Director
Czesław Petelski
