218 minutes
5/8/1953
Two-part biopic about General Karol Świerczewski, living embodiment of the party line, and the group of party members from his hometown fighting the fascist forces towards the socialist state of affairs.
Józef Wyszomirski
as General Karol Świerczewski
Karol Wargin
as Karol Świerczewski (Child)
Jacek Woszczerowicz
as Vladimir Lenin
Kazimierz Wilamowski
as Joseph Stalin
Gustaw Holoubek
as Feliks Dzierżyński
Józef Kozłowski
as Bolesław Bierut
Rafał Kajetanowicz
as Marshal Konstanty Rokossowski
Stefan Śródka
as Stefan Pawłowski
Barbara Drapińska
as Wala
Tadeusz Schmidt
as Major Bronisław Bień
Kazimierz Meres
as Władek Wróblewski
Jerzy Pietraszkiewicz
as General Mikołaj Gusiew
Peter Marx
as General Hans Ermler
Stanisław Żeleński
as General Juan Gonzales
Uan Czang
as General Chang-Li
Krystyna Kamieńska
as Jacqueline Salomon
Tadeusz Janczar
as Franek
Władysław Hańcza
as General Janczar
Stanisław Winczewski
as Chief of Staff
Jerzy Duszyński
as Henryk Liciński
Janusz Jaroń
as Eustachy Terecki
Andrzej Bogucki
as Baron von Ballen
Julian Składanek
as Harry Taylor Jr
Irena Krasnowiecka
as Diana
Karol Leszczyński
as Kamil Brzostowski
Halina Drohocka
as Brzostowski's Wife
Andrzej Łapicki
as John Lane
Maciej Maciejewski
as Chief of Staff
August Agboola Brown
as (uncredited)
Mieczysław Baczewski
as Adolf Hitler (uncredited)
Bogdan Baer
as Factory Guard (uncredited)
Jan Ciecierski
as General - ZPP Member (uncredited)
Kazimierz Dębicki
as Officer at Hitler's Reception (uncredited)
Bohdan Ejmont
as Tank Crewman (uncredited)
Michał Gazda
as Officer at Okęcie (uncredited)
Antonina Gordon-Górecka
as Worker (uncredited)
Adam Hanuszkiewicz
as Spanish Soldier (uncredited)
Zbigniew Jabłoński
as Presidium Member (uncredited)
Stanisław Jasiukiewicz
as Soviet Soldier (uncredited)
Stanisław Jaśkiewicz
as (uncredited)
Jerzy Kaczmarek
as (uncredited)
Emil Karewicz
as Police Agent (uncredited)
Janusz Kłosiński
as Gendarme in 1905 (uncredited)
Józef Kostecki
as 2nd Polish Army Captain (uncredited)
Wacław Kowalski
as Spanish Soldier (uncredited)
Władysław Krasnowiecki
as (uncredited)
Jan Kurnakowicz
as Taylor (uncredited)
Włodzimierz Kwaskowski
as Pawiak Inmate (uncredited)
Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski
as Worker in 1916 (uncredited)
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
as Soldier shooting at Świerczewski (uncredited)
Tadeusz Łomnicki
as Soldier from Mogiła (uncredited)
Artur Młodnicki
as Józef Beck (uncredited)
Adam Mularczyk
as Executed Man in Spain (uncredited)
Wiktor Nanowski
as Soviet Officer (uncredited)
Janina Niczewska
as Woman at Hitler's Reception (uncredited)
Bogdan Niewinowski
as Świerczewski's Driver (uncredited)
Józef Nowak
as Man inviting Świerczewski / UB Officer (uncredited)
Tadeusz Ordeyg
as Pawiak Inmate (uncredited)
Józef Para
as Spanish Soldier (uncredited)
Kazimierz Pawłowski
as Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
Józef Pieracki
as German Factory Owner (uncredited)
Tadeusz Pluciński
as Józef (uncredited)
Czesław Przybyła
as Resistance Fighter (uncredited)
Barbara Rachwalska
as Diana's Wetnurse (uncredited)
Alicja Raciszówna
as MON Clerk (uncredited)
Hanna Skarżanka
as Spanish Woman (uncredited)
Zbigniew Skowroński
as Soldier (uncredited)
Leopold Szmaus
as (uncredited)
Jerzy Szpunar
as Worker (uncredited)
Igor Śmiałowski
as Jack Kane (uncredited)
Kazimierz Talarczyk
as (uncredited)
Janusz Warnecki
as (uncredited)
Kazimierz Wichniarz
as Man giving Arms to the Workers (uncredited)
Kazimierz Witkiewicz
as Captain
Marian Wyrzykowski
as Marian Spychalski (uncredited)
Zygmunt Zintel
as Pawłowski's Driver (uncredited)
Feliks Żukowski
as (uncredited)