Daniel Olbrychski

Character: Karol Borowiecki

Wojciech Pszoniak

Character: Moryc Welt

Andrzej Seweryn

Character: Maks Baum

Kalina Jędrusik

Character: Lucy Zuckerowa

Anna Nehrebecka

Character: Anka

Bożena Dykiel

Character: Mada Müller

Andrzej Szalawski

Character: Herman Bucholz

Stanisław Igar

Character: Grünspan

Franciszek Pieczka

Character: Müller

Kazimierz Opaliński

Character: Maks' Father

Andrzej Łapicki

Character: Trawiński

Wojciech Siemion

Character: Wilczek

Tadeusz Białoszczyński

Character: Karol's Father

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Character: Kessler

Jerzy Nowak

Character: Zucker

Piotr Fronczewski

Character: Horn

Jerzy Zelnik

Character: Stein

Maciej Góraj

Character: Adam Malinowski

Grażyna Michalska

Character: Zośka Malinowska

Włodzimierz Boruński

Character: Halpern

Danuta Wodyńska

Character: Müllerowa

Marian Glinka

Character: Wilhelm Müller

Jadwiga Andrzejewska

Character: Bucholzowa

Aleksander Dzwonkowski

Character: Priest Szymon

Kazimierz Wichniarz

Character: Zajączkowski

Zdzisław Kuźniar

Character: Kaczmarek

Halina Gryglaszewska

Character: Malinowska

Jerzy Obłamski

Character: Malinowski

Marek Walczewski

Character: Bum-Bum

Lidia Korsakówna

Character: Widow

Emilia Krakowska

Character: Gitla

Bernard Ładysz

Character: Russian Merchant

Bogusław Sochnacki

Character: Grosglück

Bohdana Majda

Character: Grosglückowa

Kazimierz Kaczor

Character: Kipman

Teodor Gendera

Character: Endelman

Jerzy Przybylski

Character: Bucholz's Doctor

Mieczysław Waśkowski

Character: August, Bucholz's Servant

Jan Paweł Kruk

Character: Mateusz, Borowiecki's Servant

Alicja Sobieraj

Character: Anka's Maid

Krzysztof Majchrzak

Character: Socha

Janina Grzegorczyk

Character: Sochowa

Janina Tur-Kiryłow

Character: Theatre Singer

Ryszard Bromowicz

Character: Theatre Singer

Witold Dederko

Character: Old Dyer

Tomasz Lengren

Character: Kessler's Foreman

Jerzy Braszka

Character: Engineer (uncredited)

Antoni Byszewski

Character: Coachman (uncredited)

Mariola Kukuła

Character: Maks' Lover (uncredited)

Jerzy Stasiuk

Character: Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Lena Wilczyńska

Character: Edelmanowa (uncredited)

Zofia Wilczyńska

Character: Grunspanowa (uncredited)

Andrzej Wohl

Character: Clerk (uncredited)

Bolesław Płotnicki

Character: Malinowski (voice) (uncredited)