In 1668 Polish colonel Michał Wołodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern frontier defenses against invading Tatar hordes and Ottoman armies.
Cast
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Jerzy Michał Wołodyjowski / Halim (voice)
Magdalena Zawadzka
Barbara Jeziorkowska
Mieczysław Pawlikowski
Jan Onufry Zagłoba
Hanka Bielicka
Makowiecka
Barbara Brylska
Krystyna 'Krzysia' Drohojowska
Irena Karel
Ewka Nowowiejska
Jan Nowicki
Ketling-Hassling of Elgin
Daniel Olbrychski
Azja Tuhaj-Bejowicz (Mellechowicz)
Marek Perepeczko
Adam Nowowiejski
Mariusz Dmochowski
Hetman Jan Sobieski
Władysław Hańcza
Old Nowowiejski
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Sergeant Luśnia
Tadeusz Schmidt
Snitko
Andrzej Szczepkowski
Bishop Lanckoroński
Leonard Andrzejewski
Halim
Bogusz Bilewski
Colonel
Aleksander Gąssowski
Unknown
Wiktor Grotowicz
General Potocki
Jerzy Kaczmarek
Man dancing with Ewka
Tadeusz Kosudarski
Nobleman
Andrzej Osadziński
Man listening to Luśnia's Ballad
Andrzej Piątkowski
Turk fighting with Wołodyjowski
Andrzej Przeździecki
Bandit
Ryszard Ronczewski
Bandit
Tadeusz Somogi
Potocki's Envoy
Witold Skaruch
Monk with Keys
Gustaw Holoubek
Priest Kamiński (voice) (uncredited)
Jerzy Kozłowski
(uncredited)
Czesław Magnowski
(uncredited)
Jan Tesarz
Chreptiów Soldier (uncredited)
Ryszard Wachowski
(uncredited)
Crew
Jerzy Hoffman
Director, Screenplay
Jerzy Lipman
Co-Director, Director of Photography
Jerzy Lutowski
Screenplay
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Novel
Alina Faflik
Editor
Anna Rubińska
Assistant Editor, Assistant Director
Karol Dąbrowski
First Assistant Director
Andrzej Czekalski
First Assistant Director
Jakub Goldberg
First Assistant Director
Jerzy Trojan
Assistant Director
Bohdan Ziółkowski
Assistant Director
Maria Pietrzak
Assistant Director
Teresa Olszewska
Assistant Director
Jerzy Groszang
Production Design
Wojciech Krysztofiak
Production Design
Andrzej Gronau
Camera Operator
Stefan Pindelski
Camera Operator
Jan Ossowski
Assistant Camera
Stanislaw Matuszewski
Assistant Camera
Jerzy Bialek
Assistant Camera
Lech Zahorski
Costume Design
Maria Karmolińska
Costume Assistant
Jan Płażewski
Assistant Makeup Artist
Anna Śmiech
Makeup Artist
Tadeusz Schossler
Makeup Artist
Lech Kowalewski
Sound Assistant
Zygmunt Nowak
Sound Assistant
Józef Tomporek
Sound Assistant
Leszek Wronko
Sound
Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz
Music Consultant
Andrzej Markowski
Music
Leonard Mokicz
Set Decoration
Eugeniusz Gąsiorowski
Assistant Set Decoration
Maria Osiecka-Kuminek
Assistant Set Decoration
Maria Rychlewska
Production Consultant
Adam Kersten
Production Consultant
Leszek Kukulski
Production Consultant
Kazimierz Konieczny
Production Consultant
Aleksander Czerwiński
Production Consultant
Jerzy Teodorczyk
Production Consultant
Jerzy Szablowski
Production Consultant
Jan Wimmer
Production Consultant
Marek Piotrowski
Animal Coordinator
Andrzej Osadziński
Animal Coordinator
Ryszard Francman
Stunts
Wacław Raszko
Stunts
Czesław Magnowski
Stunts
Marian Gańcza
Stunts
Krzysztof Łagodzic
Stunts
Aleksander Fridel
Stunts
Zbigniew Janicki
Stunts
Jadwiga Hryniewiecka
Choreographer
Andrzej Piątkowski
Choreographer
Zdzislaw Staszewski
Assistant Production Design
Jolanta Jedynak
Assistant Production Design
Zdzisław Roliński
Assistant Production Design
Ignacy Gaworkiewicz
Assistant Production Design
Franciszek Trzaskowski
Assistant Production Design
Edward Burba
Production Manager
Wilhelm Hollender
Production Manager
Wielislawa Piotrowska
Assistant Production Manager
Wojciech Karmolinski
Assistant Production Manager
Jerzy Rozłucki
Assistant Production Manager
Grzegorz Woźniak
Assistant Production Manager
Jan Kucharski
Assistant Production Manager
Kazimierz Sioma
Assistant Production Manager
Helena Nowicka
Assistant Production Manager
Jerzy Szeski
Armorer
Magdalena Biernawska-Teslawska
Armorer
Bożena Grun
Armorer
M. Szeska
Armorer
