Twin brothers, Jacek and Placek, are the town's troublemakers. They're lazy, greedy and also cruel. They despise hard work, so they cook up a plan to make easy money that would make them rich for the rest of their lives: steal the moon and sell it. They set on a journey to find a place where the moon would be low enough for them to steal. Before they leave, they take the last loaf of bread from their poor hardworking mother. After numerous adventures the boys manage to catch the moon in a fishing net. But it is only the beginning of their troubles.
Cast
Lech Kaczyński
Jacek
Jarosław Kaczyński
Placek
Helena Grossówna
Mother
Jadwiga Kuryluk
Nieborak's mother
Ludwik Benoit
Wojciech, Father of Jacek i Placek
Janusz Strachocki
Mayor of Zapiecek
Tadeusz Woźniak
Teacher in Zapiecek
Bronisław Darski
Peasant Barnaba
Stanisław Milski
Shoemaker in Zapiecek
Wacław Kowalski
Smith in Zapiecek
Henryk Modrzewski
Tailor in Zapiecek
Adam Pawlikowski
Viceroy Saradella / citizen of Golden City
Włodzisław Ziembiński
citizen of Golden City
Janusz Kłosiński
Viceroy Mortadella
Marian Wojtczak
Brigand Leader
Tadeusz Schmidt
Brigand 'Krwawa Kiszka'
Zdzisław Lubelski
Brigand
Włodzimierz Skoczylas
Brigand 'Łapiduch'
Henryk Staszewski
Brigand
Jerzy Walczak
Brigand
Ryszard Ronczewski
Brigand 'Rozporek'
Bolesław Kamiński
Dwarf Hunchback (uncredited)
Marian Kociniak
Nieborak (uncredited)
Marian Łącz
Peasant (uncredited)
Józef Łodyński
Brigand 'Kartofel' (uncredited)
Michał Szewczyk
Rapporteur during a hunchback race (uncredited)
Stanisław Tylczyński
Courtier of Viceroy Mortadella (uncredited)
Andrzej Szczepkowski
Narrator (voice)
Mariusz Benoit
Unknown
Zbigniew Józefowicz
Unknown
Jerzy Łapiński
Unknown
Witold Pyrkosz
Unknown
Franciszek Trzeciak
Unknown
Janusz Ziejewski
Unknown
Crew
Jan Batory
Director, Screenplay
Jan Brzechwa
Screenplay
Kornel Makuszyński
Novel
Krystyna Batory
Editor
Maria Mastalinska
Assistant Editor
Bogusław Lambach
Director of Photography
Aleksander Sajkow
First Assistant Director
Włodzimierz Olszewski
Assistant Director
Marian Zaleski
Assistant Director
Zorika Zarzycka
Assistant Director
Anatol Radzinowicz
Production Design
Wiesław Pyda
Camera Operator
Jan Olejniczak
Camera Operator
Jerzy Bialek
Assistant Camera
Józef Skibiński
Assistant Camera
Julian Zwierzyński
Assistant Camera
Alicja Waltos
Costume Design
Mieczysława Taraszkiewicz
Costume Assistant
Zofia Macinska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Tadeusz Schossler
Makeup Artist
Jerzy Szczecinski
Sound Assistant
Hieronim Langner
Sound Assistant
Mikołaj Kompan-Altman
Sound
Adam Walaciński
Music
Lech Kunka
Assistant Production Design
Ireneusz Sałański
Assistant Production Design
Franciszek Trzaskowski
Assistant Production Design
Franciszek Petersile
Production Manager
Donat Bilski
Assistant Production Manager
Włodzimierz Grocholski
Assistant Production Manager
Grzegorz Woźniak
Assistant Production Manager
