"A group of workers builds a bridge near a large dam. They get drunk with a visiting reporter, who falls into the river and disappears."
Wiesław Gołas
as Józef Gadulok "Chudy" / "Skinny"
Marian Kociniak
as "Partyjny" / "Party Boy"
Franciszek Pieczka
as Tomasz Waliczek "Kosa" / "Scythe"
Mieczysław Stoor
as "Byk" / "Bull"
Ryszard Filipski
as "Ślązak" / Silesian
Wiesław Dymny
as Paweł "Mały"
Ryszard Pietruski
as "Pryszczaty"
Edward Rączkowski
as "Stary" / "Old Boy"
Krystyna Chmielewska
as Ewa
Leon Niemczyk
as Journalist
Tadeusz Schmidt
as Foreman
Zdzisław Leśniak
as Jester
Stanisław Bieliński
as Construction Manager
Andrzej Girtler
as King Lear
Janusz Sykutera
as Militiaman
Henryk Kluba
as King Lear / Militiaman (voice) (uncredited)
Screenplay
Director
Marta Kobierska
Costume Design
Jarosław Świtoniak
Production Design
Mirosława Garlicka
Editor
Jan Płażewski
Makeup Artist
Mikołaj Kompan-Altman
Sound
Wiesław Zdort
Director of Photography
Lech Kowalewski
Sound Assistant
Konstanty Lewkowicz
Production Manager
Daniel Szylit
Assistant Director
Tadeusz Kończakowski
Jerzy Oleś
Assistant Production Design
Bożena Cieślak
Assistant Makeup Artist
Mieczyslaw Lewandowski
Assistant Camera
Zbigniew Brejtkopf
Assistant Production Manager
Dialogue
Józef Letkier
Maria Burdecka
Alicja Kluba
Zdzisława Sośnicka
Theme Song Performance
Albin Wejman
Józef Nosowicz
Aurelia Rut
Assistant Editor
Leon Jankowski
Czesław Jacenko
Vocals
Wojciech Kilar
Original Music Composer