

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)