83 minutes
12/28/1961
Set in the Middle Ages the film tells the story of a wonder child, the little sculptor Wawrzek, who goes to work for a great master, Wit Stwosz. The story culminates in the unveiling of Stwosz's greatest masterpiece, the Altar of St. Mary's Church in Cracow.
Gustaw Holoubek
as Wit Stwosz
Bogumił Kobiela
as Froncek
Bronisław Pawlik
as Gregorius
Andrzej Szczepkowski
as Bandit "Czarny Rafał"
Marek Kondrat
as Wawrzek
Bogdan Baer
as Ignac
Beata Barszczewska
as Małgosia
Hanna Bedryńska
Tadeusz Białoszczyński
as King Kazimierz IV
Mieczysław Czechowicz
as Kraków Gate Guard
Aleksander Fogiel
as Chief Guard in Myślenice
Maria Kierzkowa
as Host's Wife
Włodzimierz Kwaskowski
as Myślenice Guard
Ignacy Machowski
as Master Paweł
Zygmunt Malawski
as Myślenice Guard
Bogdan Niewinowski
as Stanko
Michał Szewczyk
as Kudraś
Marian Wojtczak
Zygmunt Zintel
as Innkeeper
Antoni Żukowski
as Host
Joanna Jędryka
as (uncredited)
Zbigniew Józefowicz
as Man looking at the Inn Rooster (uncredited)
Jerzy Kowalski
as (uncredited)
Anna Kulawińska
as (uncredited)
Adam Pawlikowski
as Herald (uncredited)
Henryk Staszewski
as Kraków Gate Guard (uncredited)
Beata Tyszkiewicz
as Zofka (uncredited)
Maria Wachowiak
as King's Courtier (uncredited)
Edward Wichura
as Man looking at the Inn Rooster (uncredited)
Feliks Żukowski
as Kraków Guard (uncredited)
Janusz Kłosiński
as Host (voice) (uncredited)