148 minutes
3/28/1969
In 1668 Polish colonel Michał Wołodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern frontier defenses against invading Tatar hordes and Ottoman armies.
Tadeusz Łomnicki
as Jerzy Michał Wołodyjowski / Halim (voice)
Magdalena Zawadzka
as Barbara Jeziorkowska
Mieczysław Pawlikowski
as Jan Onufry Zagłoba
Hanka Bielicka
as Makowiecka
Barbara Brylska
as Krystyna (Krzysia) Drohojowska
Irena Karel
as Ewka Nowowiejska
Jan Nowicki
as Ketling-Hassling of Elgin
Daniel Olbrychski
as Azja Tuhaj-Bejowicz (Mellechowicz)
Marek Perepeczko
as Adam Nowowiejski
Mariusz Dmochowski
as Hetman Jan Sobieski
Władysław Hańcza
as Old Nowowiejski
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
as Sergeant Luśnia
Tadeusz Schmidt
as Snitko
Andrzej Szczepkowski
as Bishop Lanckoroński
Leonard Andrzejewski
as Halim
Bogusz Bilewski
as Colonel
Aleksander Gąssowski
Wiktor Grotowicz
as General Potocki
Jerzy Kaczmarek
as Man dancing with Ewka
Tadeusz Kosudarski
as Nobleman
Andrzej Osadziński
as Man listening to Luśnia's Ballad
Andrzej Piątkowski
as Turk fighting with Wołodyjowski
Andrzej Przeździecki
as Bandit
Ryszard Ronczewski
as Bandit
Tadeusz Somogi
as Potocki's Envoy
Witold Skaruch
as Monk with Keys
Gustaw Holoubek
as Priest Kamiński (voice) (uncredited)
Jerzy Kozłowski
as (uncredited)
Czesław Magnowski
as (uncredited)
Jan Tesarz
as Chreptiów Soldier (uncredited)
Ryszard Wachowski
as (uncredited)