1h 42m
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Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past.
Marek Walczewski
Host
Izabela Olszewska
Hostess
Ewa Ziętek
Bride
Daniel Olbrychski
Bridegroom
Emilia Krakowska
Marysia
Mieczysław Stoor
Wojtek
Kazimierz Opaliński
Father
Henryk Borowski
Old Man
Marek Perepeczko
Jasiek
Janusz Bukowski
Kasper
Andrzej Łapicki
Poet
Wojciech Pszoniak
Journalist / Stanczyk
Andrzej Szczepkowski
Nose
Mieczysław Czechowicz
Priest
Barbara Wrzesińska
Maryna
Gabriela Kownacka
Zosia
Małgorzata Lorentowicz
Mrs. Councillor
Franciszek Pieczka
Czepiec
Hanna Skarżanka
Klimina
Bożena Dykiel
Kasia
Leszek Piskorz
Staszek
Mieczysław Voit
Jew
Maja Komorowska
Rachela
Czesław Niemen
Chochoł (voice)
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Ghost
Czesław Wołłejko
Hetman
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Szela
Artur Młodnicki
Wernyhora
Wiktor Grotowicz
Apparition (uncredited)