The Republic of Poland of the 16th century. During the period of religious tolerance, the Sieniawski and Bielecki families compete with each other.
Cast
Mieczysław Voit
Sieniawski
Krzysztof Luft
Janek Bielecki
Jerzy Prażmowski
Seweryn Bielecki
Krystyna Kozanecka
Anna
Jarosława Michalewska
Halszka
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Henry III of Valois
Maria Klejdysz
Aunt
Aleksander Fogiel
Jan Firlej
Józef Nalberczak
Jan Zamoyski
Ryszard Bacciarelli
Bishop Karnkowski
Józef Fryźlewicz
Bishop Krasiński
Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski
Wołłowicz
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Mielecki
Janusz Krawczyk
Stephen Báthory
Krzysztof Kursa
Sigimund II Augustus
Zbigniew Sawan
Parson
Adolf Chronicki
Primate Jakub Uchański
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Dębiński
Czesław Jaroszyński
Konarski
Andrzej Krasicki
Senator
Janusz Sterninski
Dwarf (credited as Jan Sterniński)
Bogusław Semotiuk
Mikołaj Bielecki
Edward Piesiak
Unknown
Andrzej Hrydzewicz
Muslim
Andrzej Żółkiewski
Unknown
Janusz Dziubiński
Unknown
Jerzy Celiński
Tatar cavalry officer
Aleksander Wysocki
Unknown
Bogusz Bilewski
Hanged nobleman (uncredited)
Józef Grzeszczak
Companion (uncredited)
Czesław Magnowski
(uncredited)
Jerzy Moes
Sieniawski's companion (uncredited)
Jerzy Rogowski
Companion (uncredited)
Wojciech Skibiński
(uncredited)
Crew
Grzegorz Królikiewicz
Director, Writer
Mirosław Korolko
Writer
Zenon Piórecki
Editor
Miroslawa Filipiak
Assistant Editor
Krzysztof Ptak
Director of Photography
Kazimierz Korytkowski
First Assistant Director
Andrzej Czekalski
First Assistant Director
Janusz Dziubiński
Assistant Director
Tadeusz Bystram
Assistant Director
Alicja Wierzbicka
Assistant Director
Andrzej Perz
Assistant Director
Danuta Klimkiewicz
Assistant Director
Wojciech Karmolinski
Production Supervisor
Henryk Skupiński
Production Assistant
Tadeusz Drążkiewicz
Production Assistant
Zbigniew Warpechowski
Production Design
Dominik Kozioł
Camera Operator
Krzysztof Rus
Camera Operator
Sławomir Grzywacz
Assistant Camera
Marek Mierzejewski
Costume Design
Lech Zahorski
Costume Design
Michał Klimowski
Costume Design
Zygmunt Laskowski
Costume Design
Grażyna Hałupka
Costume Assistant
Monika Pawłowska
Costume Assistant
Maria Wilk
Costume Assistant
Zbigniew Bilski
Costume Assistant
Tadeusz Schossler
Makeup & Hair
Regina Schossler
Makeup & Hair
Ryszard Ostanówko
Assistant Makeup Artist
Bronisław Wrocławski
Assistant Makeup Artist
Marian Redlich
Sound Assistant
Józef Tomporek
Sound Assistant
Jacek Kobierski
Sound Assistant
Barbara Mackiewicz
Sound Assistant
Andrzej Hanzl
Sound
Tadeusz Jaworski
Lighting Design
Józef Smulik
Lighting Production Assistant
Jerzy Goryszewski
Music Consultant
Janusz Hajdun
Music
Maria Karmolińska
Set Decoration
Elżbieta Różańska
Assistant Set Decoration
Andrzej Adamczak
Still Photographer
Kamila Zys
Script Supervisor
Andrzej Daniłowicz
Stunts
Józef Grzeszczak
Stunts
Czesław Magnowski
Stunts
Jerzy Rogowski
Stunts
Józef Stefański
Stunts
Conrad Drzewiecki
Choreographer
Ryszard Misiurek
Assistant Production Design
Małgorzata Zaleska
Assistant Production Design
Tadeusz Cielewicz
Assistant Production Design
Ewa Tarnowska
Assistant Production Design
Jacek Gajzlerski
Unit Production Manager
Stefan Napiórkowski
Unit Production Manager
Antoni Sambor
Assistant Production Manager
Piotr Dzięcioł
Assistant Production Manager
Adam Pawlik
Assistant Production Manager
Urszula Wolska
Assistant Production Manager
Zygmunt Rychert
Conductor
Jarosława Wilderman
Administration
Sabina Olczak
Administration
Wiesława Gwoździńska
Administrative Assistant