100 minutes
10/4/2002
A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier's niece. The old soldier, Cupbearer, and the notary are sworn enemies, which may doom the love between the niece, Klara, and the notary's son, Waclaw. On this day, the tongue-tied Cupbearer asks a braggart courtier, Papkin, to sue on his behalf for the hand of the widow Hanna. Papkin succeeds and
Roman Polanski
as Józef Papkin
Janusz Gajos
as Maciej Raptusiewicz
Andrzej Seweryn
as Rejent Milczek
Katarzyna Figura
as Podstolina Hanna Czepiersińska
Daniel Olbrychski
as Dyndalski
Agata Buzek
as Klara
Rafał Królikowski
as Wacław Milczek
Lech Dyblik
as Śmigalski
Cezary Żak
as Perełka
Jerzy Nowak
as Michał Kafar (bricklayer #1)
Tadeusz Wojtych
as Maciej Mietus (bricklayer #2)
Henryk Gołębiewski
as Bricklayer #3
Jerzy Słonka
as Priest
Magdalena Smalara
as Rózia
Grażyna Zielińska
as Cookie of Czesnik
Wiesław Łągiewka
as Servant #1
Kazimierz Mazur
as Servant #2
Waldemar Czyszak
as Servant #3
Małgorzata Jóźwiak
as Servant #4
Michał Sieczkowski
as Servant #5
Jan Seweryn
as Rejent's servant