The action takes place in the Polish countryside in the second half of the 19th century. The main character is a few months old Staś, son of the blacksmith Józef and Małgorzata, from whose perspective we see the conflict of his parents with the local organist.
Cast
Anna Seniuk
Małgorzata Stawińska-Szarakowa
Ludwik Benoit
The Organist
Marek Perepeczko
Józef Szarak
Antoni Żukowski
Stawiński
Wanda Chwiałkowska
Judge
Wanda Jakubińska
Woman
Aleksander Fogiel
General
Andrzej Głoskowski
Judge
Jan Paweł Kruk
Guest (uncredited)
Włodzimierz Kwaskowski
Guest (uncredited)
Józef Łodyński
Jew (uncredited)
Lena Wilczyńska
Michasiowa (uncredited)
Zygmunt Zintel
Mayor (uncredited)
Crew
Andrzej Konic
Director, Screenplay
Bolesław Prus
Short Story
Jerzy Dregier
Editor
Bożena Szypulska
Assistant Editor
Stanislaw Mroziuk
Director of Photography
Abdellah Drissi
First Assistant Director
Witold Jastrzębski
Assistant Director
Jan Nowak
Assistant Director
Zdzisław Kielanowski
Production Design
Kazimierz Sikorski
Camera Operator
Andrzej Nawrocki
Assistant Camera
Anna Śmiech
Makeup Artist
Zdzisław Brzozowski
Sound
Edward Pałłasz
Music
Ewa Tyc
Assistant Production Design
Barbara Antonowicz
Assistant Production Design
Janina Scieszko
Assistant Production Design
Wladyslaw Rudnicki
Production Manager
Zbigniew Kamiński
Assistant Production Manager