

152 minutes
11/7/1968
Set in the 19th century Warsaw. The indolence of aristocrats who, secure with their pensions, are too lazy to undertake new business risks, frustrates Wokulski. His ability to make money is respected but his lack of family and social rank is condescended to. Because of his "help" (in secret) to "the doll's" impecunious but influential father, the girl becomes aware of his affection.

Mariusz Dmochowski
as Stanisław Wokulski

Beata Tyszkiewicz
as Izabela Łęcka

Tadeusz Fijewski
as Ignacy Rzecki
Jadwiga Halina Gallowa
as Zasławska

Wiesław Gołas
as Krzeszowski

Kalina Jędrusik
as Wąsowska

Jan Koecher
as The Prince

Jan Kreczmar
as Tomasz Łęcki

Tadeusz Kondrat
as Szlangbaum

Halina Kwiatkowska
as Krzeszowska

Andrzej Łapicki
as Kazimierz Starski

Jan Machulski
as Julian Ochocki

Józef Pieracki
as Doctor Szuman
Janina Romanówna
as Countess Joanna Karolowa

Anna Seniuk
as Magdalenka
Irena Szramowska
as Florentyna

Władysław Dewoyno
as Jan Machalski

Ludwik Benoit
as Krzeszowski's Butler

Aleksander Fogiel
as Szprot

Krystyna Feldman
as Magdalenka's "Guardian"

Andrzej Hrydzewicz

Henryk Hunko
as Journalist

Julian Jabczyński
as Mraczewski

Eliasz Kuziemski
as Krzeszowska's Lawyer

Janusz Kłosiński
as Prince's Attorney

Bogumił Kobiela
as Lisiecki

Jan Kociniak
as Bidder

Ryszard Kotys
as Bidder

Tadeusz Kożusznik

Krzysztof Litwin
as Klein

Bernard Ładysz
as Suzin

Józef Łodyński
as Wokulski's Butler

Zdzisław Maklakiewicz
as Maruszewicz

Artur Młodnicki
as Marshall

Marian Opania
as Węgiełek

Tadeusz Ordeyg
as Count Dalski

Irena Orska
as Miss Meliton

Kazimierz Ostrowicz
Andrzej Płocki
as Henryk Szlangbaum

Igor Przegrodzki
as Artistocrat

Jerzy Przybylski
as Banker

Witold Pyrkosz
as Bidder

Józef Retik
as Łęski's Creditor
Andrzej Rettinger

Elżbieta Starostecka
as Ewelina

Paweł Unrug
as Count, Krzeszowki's Second
Zygmunt Urbański
as Mikołaj

Marian Wiśniowski

Tomasz Zaliwski
as Aristocrat

Zofia Czerwińska
as Hopfer's Patron (uncredited)

Agnieszka Fitkau
as Young Lady (uncredited)

Jadwiga Krawczyk
as Woman in a Living Room (uncredited)

Jerzy Jogałła
as Hopfer's Servant (uncredited)

Zdzisław Karczewski
as Łęski's Attorney (uncredited)

Wacław Kowalski
as Wysocki (uncredited)
Andrzej Krasicki
as Man at a Meeting (uncredited)

Herman Lercher
as Łęcki's Creditor (uncredited)

Jerzy Moes
as (uncredited)

Czesław Piaskowski
as Railwayman (uncredited)

Wojciech Solarz
as Jewish Violinist (uncredited)

Franciszek Trzeciak
as Paweł (uncredited)

Kazimierz Wilamowski
as (uncredited)