277 minutes
9/23/1975
A family saga of Barbara Ostrzeńska-Niechcic and Bogumił Niechcic against the backdrop of the January Uprising of 1863 and World War I. The film is a rather straightforward and faithful adaptation of a novel by Maria Dabrowska with the same title. The plot is woven around the changing fortunes of a noble (upper-class) Niechcic family in the pre-WWI Poland. There are two main crossing threads: a social history one and an existential one.
Jadwiga Barańska
as Barbara Niechcic
Jerzy Binczycki
as Bogumił Niechcic
Stanisława Celińska
as Agnieszka Niechcic
Ewa Dałkowska
as Olesia Chrobotówna
Władysław Hańcza
as Jan Łada
Elżbieta Karkoszka
as Magda
Bogusław Sochnacki
as Roman Katelba
Zygmunt Zintel
as Stefan Olczak
Tadeusz Fijewski
as Łuczak
Henryk Borowski
as Klemens Klicki
Krystyna Borowicz
as Winczewska
Mieczysław Voit
as Ludwik Ceglarski
Magdalena Zawadzka
as Ksawunia Woynarowska
Andrzej Szczepkowski
as Rejent Wacław Holszański
Andrzej Seweryn
as Anzelm Ostrzeński
Kazimierz Opaliński
as Rejent Joachim Ostrzeński
Zdzisław Mrożewski
as Leon Woynarowski
Zbigniew Koczanowicz
as Szymszel
Emir Buczacki
as Lucjan Kociełło
Ryszarda Hanin
as Żarnecka
Cezary Julski
as Antoni Kałużny
Beata Tyszkiewicz
as Stefania Holszanska
Karol Strasburger
as Józef Toliboski
Jan Nowicki
as Preusker
Zofia Merle
as Maria Kałużna
Barbara Rachwalska
as Jadwiga Ostrzeńska
Ludwik Benoit
as Jozafat
Janusz Paluszkiewicz
as Banasiak
Ilona Kuśmierska-Kocyłak
as Emilka Niechcic
Jerzy Kamas
as Daniel Ostrzeński
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
as Janusz Ostrzeński
Jan Englert
as Marcin Śniadowski
Marek Walczewski
as Daleniecki
Janina Traczykówna
as Michalina Ostrzeńska
Elżbieta Starostecka
as Teresa Ostrzeńska-Kociełło
Piotr Fronczewski
Wanda Łuczycka
as Arkuszowa
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
as Baścik
Teresa Lipowska
as Stacha Łuczakówna
Alicja Jachiewicz
as Woman at Opera
Wiktor Nanowski
as Klimecki
Aleksander Sewruk
as Dr. Wettler
Kazimierz Mazur
as Tomasz Niechcic
Piotr Binder
as Bodzio Ostrzenski
Tadeusz Cygler
Tadeusz Czechowski
Halina Czengery
as Wiktoria Lada
Irena Hrehorowicz
Mieczysław Kalenik
as Stefan Olczak
Jadwiga Kuryluk
as Ludwiczka
Aleksandra Leszczyńska
as Bogumil's Mother
Andrzej May
as Owrucki
Andrzej Mrożewski
as Tadeusz Krepski
Leszek Piskorz
as Kazimierz
Janina Seredyńska
as Mrs. Hlasko
Andrzej Szenajch
as Lada's Guest / Prussian Officer
Witold Zarychta
Janusz Ziejewski
as Walenty
Wojciech Alaborski
as Seweryn Bartold
Andrzej Chrzanowski
as Kazimierz Sielski
Witold Dederko
as Peasant
Jerzy Fedorowicz
as Tomaszek's Friend
Aleksander Fogiel
as Priest Kryjak
Andrzej Gawroński
as Czerniak
Aleksander Gąssowski
as Doctor
Teodor Gendera
as Peasant
Maciej Góraj
as Limeburner
Michał Grudziński
as Soldier
Alina Jurewicz
as Widow
Witold Kałuski
as Best Man
Helena Kowalczykowa
as Peasant
Irena Kownas
as Felicja
Andrzej Krasicki
as Hipolit Niechcic
Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski
Henryk Łapiński
Alicja Migulanka
as Cook
Jerzy Rogowski
as Rider
Wojciech Sarnowicz
as Piotrus Niechcic
Zdzisław Szymański
as Peasant
Danuta Wodyńska
as Klimecka
Bożena Dykiel
as Andzia
Józef Grzeszczak
as Russian Officer
Kazimierz Kaczor
Mieczysław Milecki
Anna Nehrebecka
as Celina Mroczkowna-Katelbina
Jerzy Tkaczyk
as Lada's Guest
Magdalena Wołłejko
as Oktawia Kociellówna (uncredited)