

108 minutes
4/4/1960
To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.

Bogumił Kobiela
as Jan Piszczyk

Maria Ciesielska
as Basia

Helena Dąbrowska
as Wychówna

Barbara Lass
as Jola

Krystyna Karkowska
as Wrona-Wronska

Barbara Połomska
as Zosia Jelonka
Irena Stalończyk
as Irena Kropaczyńska

Tadeusz Bartosik
as Wasik

Henryk Bąk
as Director

Mariusz Dmochowski
as UB Officer

Aleksander Dzwonkowski
as Cezary Piszczyk

Edward Dziewoński
as Jelonek

Tadeusz Janczar
as Ens. Sawicki

Stanisław Jaworski
as Watchmaker

Andrzej Krasicki
as Witold Kropaczyński
Wojciech Litynski
as Young Jan Piszczyk

Kazimierz Opaliński
as Prison Warden

Jerzy Pichelski
as Maj. Wrona-Wronski

Adam Pawlikowski
as Ens. Osewski

Wojciech Siemion
as Józef Kacperski

Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski
as Chief Scout

Tadeusz Waczkowski
as Manager Kozienicki
Karolina Borchardt
as Woman (uncredited)

Krystyna Cierniak
as Girl in the University Hall (uncredited)
Zbigniew Cynkutis
as Officer (uncredited)

Jerzy Dobrowolski
as Prison Clerk (uncredited)
Stanisław Dygat
as (uncredited)

Jerzy Felczyński
as Cadet in the Camp (uncredited)

Michał Gazda
as (uncredited)
Jakub Goldberg
as Jewish Storeowner (uncredited)

Wiesław Gołas
as UB Officer (uncredited)
Zdzisław Halicki
as Team Player (uncredited)

Maria Kaniewska
as Anastazja Makulec (uncredited)

Roman Kłosowski
as Piszczyk's Client (uncredited)
Krzysztof Komeda
as Soldier (uncredited)

January Krawczyk
as Conspirator (uncredited)
Henryk Kucharski
as German Soldier (uncredited)

Zdzisław Leśniak
as Man at a Gate (uncredited)

Zygmunt Listkiewicz
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Jan Potocki
as Mioduszewski (uncredited)

Mirosława Marcheluk
as (uncredited)

Józef Nowak
as Witold (uncredited)

Leopold Rene Nowak
as Franek the Rickshaw Driver (uncredited)

Ryszard Ostałowski
as Soldier in a Camp (uncredited)
Andrzej Paprotny
as Child Jelonek (uncredited)

Czesław Piaskowski
as Militiaman in Jelonek's Apartment (uncredited)

Leonard Pietraszak
as Conspirator (uncredited)

Wojciech Pokora
as Cadet in a Camp (uncredited)

Roman Polanski
as Tutor (uncredited)

Sylwester Przedwojewski
as Police Doctor (uncredited)

Sława Przybylska
as Singer (uncredited)

Ryszard Ronczewski
as Soldier transporting "Secret Weapons" (uncredited)

Andrzej Ropski
as Kropaczyńska's Lover (uncredited)
Jerzy Ruśniaczek
as (uncredited)

Witold Sadowy
as Soldier imitating Hitler (uncredited)

Witold Skaruch
as Young Piszczyk's Teacher (uncredited)

Wojciech Skibiński
as Cadet Krawczyk (uncredited)

Kazimierz Stankiewicz
as Train Passenger with a Basket (uncredited)

Kazimierz Wilamowski
as General at a Parade (uncredited)

Ewa Wiśniewska
as Student (uncredited)

Danuta Wodyńska
as Julcia (uncredited)

Stanisław Wyszyński
as Camp Prisoner (uncredited)

Barbara Horawianka
as Irena Kropaczyńska (voice) (uncredited)