Zbigniew Cybulski and Sonja Ziemann play lovers struggling to find happiness and privacy in overcrowded Warsaw. The movie shows an honest picture of life in a war-damaged city, contrasting the characters' difficulties with their dreams of a better life. It was banned in Poland in 1958 and would not be seen anywhere until its European release one year later.
Cast
Sonja Ziemann
Agnieszka Walicka
Zbigniew Cybulski
Piotr Terlecki
Barbara Połomska
Ela, Agnieszka's friend
Ilse Steppat
Mrs. Walicka
Emil Karewicz
Zawadzki
Bum Krüger
Stefan Walicki, Agnieszka's father
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Grzegorz Walicki, Agnieszka's brother
Jan Świderski
Journalist
Zbigniew Wójcik
Painter
Władysław Dewoyno
MO Lieutenant
Roman Hubczenko
Accomodation Department Clerk
Leon Niemczyk
"Ciapuś", Ela's "fiancé"
Janusz Ściwiarski
Accordionist in Zieleniak pub
Halina Buyno-Łoza
Piotr's neighbor (uncredited)
Mieczysław Czechowicz
Thug on Agnieszka's Street (uncredited)
Kazimierz Dejunowicz
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Wiktor Grotowicz
Man in Zieleniak pub (uncredited)
Helena Gruszecka
Agnieszka's neighbor (uncredited)
Cezary Julski
Rysiek, thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Antoni Jurasz
Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Roman Kłosowski
Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Marian Łącz
Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Klemens Mielczarek
Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Barbara Modelska
Girl in café mistaken for Agnieszka (uncredited)
Henryk Modrzewski
Worker at CDT Department Store (uncredited)
Adam Mularczyk
Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Lech Ordon
"Duduś", Ela's "fiancé" (uncredited)
Józef Pieracki
Drunkard in Zieleniak pub (uncredited)
Czesław Roszkowski
Agnieszka's neighbor (uncredited)
Włodzimierz Skoczylas
"Pimpuś", Ela's "fiancé" (uncredited)
Kazimierz Stankiewicz
Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Janusz Ziejewski
Man watching Agnieszka from a car (uncredited)
Alina Borkowski
Dancer (uncredited)
Stanisław Milski
Stefan Walicki (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Aleksander Ford
Director, Screenplay
Marek Hłasko
Screenplay, Short Story
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Editor
Mirosława Garlicka
Assistant Editor
Maria Karpowicz
Assistant Editor
Jerzy Lipman
Director of Photography
Tadeusz Kończakowski
Assistant Director
Zbigniew Kociuba
Assistant Director
Ryszard Straszewski
Production Assistant
Józef Drzewicki
Production Assistant
Donat Bilski
Production Assistant
Roman Mann
Production Design
Anatol Radzinowicz
Production Design
Lech Zahorski
Production Design
Andrzej Gronau
Camera Operator
Czesław Grabowski
Assistant Camera
Janina Koźmińska
Costume Design
Jerzy Szeski
Costume Design
Krystyna Skowerska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Zdzislaw Papierz
Makeup Artist
Jan Kalisz
Sound Assistant
Leszek Wronko
Sound
Kazimierz Serocki
Music
Wojciech Krysztofiak
Assistant Production Design
Ryszard Potocki
Assistant Production Design
Leonard Mokicz
Assistant Production Design
Marek Iwaszkiewicz
Assistant Production Design
Stanisław Zylewicz
Production Manager
Witold Rowicki
Conductor
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