During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather.
Cast
Zbigniew Cybulski
Alfonse Van Worden
Iga Cembrzyńska
Princess Emina
Elżbieta Czyżewska
Donna Frasquetta Salero
Gustaw Holoubek
Don Pedro Velasquez
Stanisław Igar
Don Gaspar Soarez
Joanna Jędryka
Zibelda
Janusz Kłosiński
Don Diego Salero
Bogumił Kobiela
Senor Toledo
Barbara Krafftówna
Camilla de Tormez
Jadwiga Krawczyk
Donna Inez Moro
Sławomir Lindner
Van Worden's Father
Krzysztof Litwin
Don Lopez Soarez
Mirosława Lombardo
Van Worden's Mother
Jan Machulski
Count Pena Flor
Zdzisław Maklakiewicz
Don Roque Busqueros
Leon Niemczyk
Don Avadoro
Franciszek Pieczka
Pacheco
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Donna Rebecca Uzeda
Kazimierz Opaliński
Hermit / Sheik
Adam Pawlikowski
Don Pedro Uzeda
Bogdan Baer
Wedding Guest
Stefan Bartik
Innkeeper
Ludwik Benoit
Pacheco's Father
Bogusz Bilewski
Gypsy
Bronisław Broński
Unknown
Zenon Dądajewski
Unknown
Władysław Dewoyno
Innkeeper
Aleksander Fogiel
Nobleman dueling Van Worden's Father
Michał Gazda
Aquillar
Wiesław Gołas
Wedding Guitarist
Julian Jabczyński
Towald
Rajmund Jarosz
Rodrig
Jerzy Kaczmarek
Mosquito
Jan Kociniak
Pacheco's Servant
Ryszard Kotys
Van Worden's Father's Servant
August Kowalczyk
Inquisition Officer
Wacław Kowalski
Van Worden's Father's Servant
Andrzej Kozak
Young Man
Jarosław Kuszewski
Unknown
Włodzimierz Kwaskowski
Unknown
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Spanish Officer
Artur Młodnicki
Inquisitor
Irena Orska
Duegna
Józef Pieracki
Soarez's Lawyer
Andrzej Polkowski
Chico
Igor Przegrodzki
French Officer
Jerzy Przybylski
Banker Moro
Witold Pyrkosz
Condemned Błażej
Pola Raksa
Inezilia
Józef Retik
Moro's Lawyer
Alicja Sędzińska
Spaniard in an Inn
Wojciech Skibiński
Van Worden's Servant
Włodzimierz Skoczylas
Wedding Guest
Bogusław Sochnacki
Senor Zoto
Jerzy Smyk
Unknown
Stanisław Winczewski
Unknown
Marian Wiśniowski
Unknown
Tomasz Zaliwski
Mona
Sławomir Zemło
Unknown
Barbara Bargiełowska
(uncredited)
Halina Billing-Wohl
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Feliks Chmurkowski
(uncredited)
Tadeusz Grabowski
(uncredited)
Henryk Hunko
Inquisition Servant (uncredited)
Aleksander Iwaniec
Bandit (uncredited)
Zdzisław Kuźniar
Sheik's Servant (uncredited)
Leopold Rene Nowak
Bandit (uncredited)
Wojciech Rajewski
Alfonse's Servant (uncredited)
Ryszard Ronczewski
Sheik's Servant (uncredited)
Crew
Wojciech Has
Director
Tadeusz Kwiatkowski
Screenplay
Jan Potocki
Novel
Krystyna Komosińska
Editor
Danuta Bonikowska
Assistant Editor
Krzysztof Osiecki
Assistant Editor
Mieczysław Jahoda
Director of Photography
Andrzej Jerzy Piotrowski
First Assistant Director
Barbara Sass
Assistant Director
Halina Garus
Assistant Director
Tadeusz Myszorek
Production Design
Jerzy Skarżyński
Production Design, Costume Design, Painter
Zbigniew Hartwig
Camera Operator
Tadeusz Jakuczyn
Assistant Camera
Stanisław Mularczyk
Assistant Camera
Alicja Ptaszyńska
Assistant Costume Designer
Lidia Skarżyńska
Costume Design
Zofia Chec
Hairstylist
Anna Włodarczyk
Assistant Makeup Artist
Maria Maziarz
Assistant Makeup Artist
Zbigniew Dobracki
Makeup Artist
Waldemar Kamizela
Sound Assistant
F. Sławiński
Sound Assistant
Bohdan Bieńkowski
Sound
Mieczysław Sitarz
Lighting Technician
Krzysztof Penderecki
Original Music Composer
Bohdan Mazurek
Music Programmer
Leonard Mokicz
Set Decoration
Michal Ronikier
Assistant Set Decoration
Albert Kuchnia
Construction Foreman
Edmund Siekierski
Construction Foreman
Zdzisław Żygulski
Production Consultant
Tadeusz Kosarewicz
Assistant Production Design
Tatiana Manżett
Assistant Production Design
Ryszard Straszewski
Production Manager
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Assistant Production Manager
Wlodzimierz Kaczmarski
Assistant Production Manager
Wanda Wojnar-Iliew
Assistant Production Manager
Henryk Czyż
Conductor
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