Overview

A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier's niece. The old soldier, Cupbearer, and the notary are sworn enemies, which may doom the love between the niece, Klara, and the notary's son, Waclaw. On this day, the tongue-tied Cupbearer asks a braggart courtier, Papkin, to sue on his behalf for the hand of the widow Hanna. Papkin succeeds and

Genres

Cast

Roman Polanski

Józef Papkin

Janusz Gajos

Maciej Raptusiewicz

Andrzej Seweryn

Rejent Milczek

Katarzyna Figura

Hanna Czepiersińska

Daniel Olbrychski

Dyndalski

Agata Buzek

Klara

Rafał Królikowski

Wacław Milczek

Lech Dyblik

Śmigalski

Cezary Żak

Perełka

Jerzy Nowak

Michał Kafar

Tadeusz Wojtych

Maciej Mietus

Henryk Gołębiewski

Bricklayer