Overview
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
DirectorAndrzej Wajda
ProducersMichał Kwieciński, Janusz Morgenstern, Sławomir Rogowski, Włodzimierz Otulak
ScreenplayAndrzej Wajda
Top Casts
Roman Polanski
Józef Papkin
Janusz Gajos
cześnik Maciej Raptusiewicz
Andrzej Seweryn
rejent Milczek
Katarzyna Figura
podstolina Hanna
Daniel Olbrychski
Dyndalski, sługa Cześnika
Agata Buzek
Klara Raptusiewiczówna
Rafał Królikowski
Wacław Milczek, syn Rejenta
Lech Dyblik
Śmigalski
Cezary Żak
Perełka, kuchmistrz Cześnika
Jerzy Nowak
murarz I
Details
LanguagePolish
Production companiesArkafilm, Telewizja Polska, Vision Film