Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past.
Cast
Marek Walczewski
Host
Izabela Olszewska
Hostess
Ewa Ziętek
Bride
Daniel Olbrychski
Bridegroom
Emilia Krakowska
Marysia
Mieczysław Stoor
Wojtek
Kazimierz Opaliński
Father
Henryk Borowski
Old Man
Marek Perepeczko
Jasiek
Janusz Bukowski
Kasper
Andrzej Łapicki
Poet
Wojciech Pszoniak
Journalist / Stanczyk
Andrzej Szczepkowski
Nose
Mieczysław Czechowicz
Priest
Barbara Wrzesińska
Maryna
Gabriela Kownacka
Zosia
Małgorzata Lorentowicz
Mrs. Councillor
Maria Konwicka
Haneczka
Franciszek Pieczka
Czepiec
Hanna Skarżanka
Klimina
Bożena Dykiel
Kasia
Leszek Piskorz
Staszek
Anna Góralska
Isia
Mieczysław Voit
Jew
Maja Komorowska
Rachela
Czesław Niemen
Chochoł (voice)
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Ghost
Czesław Wołłejko
Hetman
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Szela
Artur Młodnicki
Wernyhora
Wiktor Grotowicz
Apparition (uncredited)
Crew
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Ryszard Kosiński
Co-Writer
Andrzej Kijowski
Screenplay
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Editor
Maria Szymanska
Assistant Editor
Witold Sobociński
Director of Photography
Andrzej Kotkowski
First Assistant Director
Krzysztof Bukowski
Assistant Director
Witold Holtz
Assistant Director
Tadeusz Wybult
Production Design
Slawomir Idziak
Camera Operator
Jan Mogilnicki
Camera Operator
Piotr Jaszczuk
Assistant Camera
Krystyna Zachwatowicz
Costume Design
Alina Sienkiewicz
Costume Assistant
Marek Wolski
Costume Assistant
Maria Dziewulska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Halina Ber
Makeup Artist
Irena Czerwińska
Makeup Artist
Małgorzata Jaworska
Sound Assistant
Anna Grabowska
Sound Assistant
Kazimierz Kucharski
Sound Assistant
Wiesława Dembińska
Sound
Aleksy Krywsza
Lighting Technician
Czesław Niemen
Original Music Composer
Stanisław Radwan
Original Music Composer
Eugeniusz Rudnik
Music
Maciej Maria Putowski
Set Decoration
Wojciech Filipowicz
Assistant Set Decoration
Stefan Witkowski
Assistant Set Decoration
Roman Ambroziak
Construction Foreman
Jan Pokrywiecki
Construction Foreman
Renata Pajchel
Still Photographer
Zdzisław Szewczyk
Production Consultant
Magdalena Stelmaszczyk
Script Supervisor
Felicja Blaszynska
Assistant Production Design
Piotr Dudzinski
Assistant Production Design
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Production Manager
Tadeusz Drewno
Assistant Production Manager
Henryk Kulkowski
Assistant Production Manager
Katarzyna Zapasiewicz
Assistant Production Manager
Janusz Szela
Assistant Production Manager
Stanisław Wyspiański
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