
Jacek, an angry drifter, murders a taxi driver, brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to Piotr, an idealistic young lawyer who is morally opposed to the death penalty, and their interactions take on an emotional honesty that throws into stark relief for Piotr the injustice of killing of any kind.
Cast

Mirosław Baka
Jacek Łazar

Krzysztof Globisz
Piotr Balicki

Jan Tesarz
Waldemar Rekowski

Artur Barciś
Worker

Krystyna Janda
Dorota Geller

Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Andrzej Geller

Maciej Szary
Supervisor

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Commission Chairman

Zbigniew Borek
Priest

Władysław Byrdy
Executioner's Assistant

Aleksander Bednarz
Executioner
Barbara Dziekan
Cinema Cashier

Iwona Głębicka
Photo Studio Employee
Elżbieta Helman
Beatka

Helena Kowalczykowa
Old Woman
Borys Marynowski
Guard

Maciej Maciejewski
Prosecutor

Sylwester Maciejewski
Jacek's Brother

Andrzej Mastalerz
Jacek's Brother

Zdzisław Rychter
Cartoonist

Karol Stępkowski
Man at a Taxi Stop

Zdzisław Tobiasz
Judge

Jerzy Zass
Prison Director

Leonard Andrzejewski
Drunk Man's Friend (uncredited)
Wieslaw Bednarz
Man in a Bathroom (uncredited)
Aleksander Gawroński
Drunk Man (uncredited)

Henryk Łapiński
Commission Member (uncredited)
Crew
Jerzy Murawski
Sound Technical Supervisor

Krzysztof Kieślowski
Director, Screenplay

Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Screenplay

Ewa Smal
Editor
Henryka Dancygier
Assistant Editor
Urszula Reklajtis
Assistant Editor

Slawomir Idziak
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Teresa Violetta Buhl
First Assistant Director

Dariusz Jabłoński
Assistant Director
Winfried Bolenz
Assistant Director
Paweł Rzepkowski
Assistant Director
Dariusz Przychoda
Assistant Director
Paweł Mantorski
Production Coordinator
Włodzimierz Bendych
Production Coordinator
Halina Dobrowolska
Production Design
Henryk Jedynak
Assistant Camera
Małgorzata Obłoza
Costume Design
Hanna Ćwikło
Costume Design
Helena Tarnacka
Wardrobe Designer
Maria Mikulska
Wardrobe Designer
Jolanta Wlodarczyk
Costume Assistant
Jadwiga Cichocka
Assistant Makeup Artist
Jolanta Pruszynska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Dorota Seweryńska
Makeup Artist
Małgorzata Krupa
Sound Assistant
Małgorzata Jaworska
Sound
Stanisław Hojden
Foley Artist
Jerzy Tomczuk
Lighting Technician
Józef Trzoch
Lighting Technician
Krzysztof Koperski
Lighting Technician
Marek Modzelewski
Lighting Technician
Tomasz Gradowski
Lighting Technician

Zbigniew Preisner
Original Music Composer
Zbigniew Malecki
Music Producer
Małgorzata Przedpełska-Bieniek
Music Consultant

Magdalena Dipont
Set Decoration
Waldemar Weiss
Construction Foreman
Stefan Witkowski
Props
Dariusz Brus
Props
Krzysztof Budzyński
Props
Jacek Cichecki
Still Photographer
Andrzej Zaczyński
Production Consultant
Stanisław Mikke
Production Consultant
Franciszek Szydełko
Production Consultant

Robert Brzeziński
Production Consultant, Stunts
Miroslawa Serafin
Script Supervisor
Janusz Chlebowski
Stunts

Józef Stefański
Stunts
Andrzej Buhl
Stunts, Unit Manager
Grazyna Tkaczyk
Assistant Production Design
Anna Iskierka
Assistant Production Design
Robert Czesak
Assistant Production Design
Sławomir Janowski
Assistant Production Design
Ryszard Chutkowski
Production Manager
Anna Sacharczuk
Assistant Production Manager
Włodzimierz Dziatkiewicz
Assistant Production Manager

Zdzisław Szostak
Conductor
Anna Kowalska
Administration
Małgorzata Dedek
Administration
Bożena Mrówczyńska
Production Secretary
Mirosław Mentcel
Graphic Designer
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