"Young Frederic Chopin comes of age during a tumultous time in Polish history."
Czesław Wołłejko
as Fryderyk Chopin
Aleksandra Śląska
as Konstancja Gładkowska
Jan Kurnakowicz
as Prof. Józef Elsner
Tadeusz Białoszczyński
as Joachim Lelewel
Gustaw Buszyński
as Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski
Seweryn Butrym
as Prince Franciszek Ksawery Lubecki-Drucki
Leon Pietraszkiewicz
as Nikolai N. Nowosilcow
Igor Śmiałowski
as Tytus Wojciechowski
Jerzy Duszyński
as Stefan Witwicki
Jerzy Pietraszkiewicz
as Bohdan Zaleski
Jerzy Kaliszewski
as Maurycy Mochnacki
Józef Nieweglowski
as Dominik Magnuszewski
Zbigniew Łobodziński
as Seweryn Goszczyński
Justyna Kreczmarowa
as Zuska, maid
Jan Ciecierski
as Dr. Malfati
Feliks Chmurkowski
as Osiński
Stefan Drewicz
as Chopin's Father (as S. Drewicz)
Aleksander Gąssowski
as Grzymała
Maria Gorczyńska
as Chopin's Mother
Olgierd Jacewicz
as Piotr Wysocki, assassin (as O. Jacewicz)
Celina Klimczak
as Peasant Woman
Stanisław Łapiński
as Professor
Maciej Maciejewski
as Slavic Violinist
Józef Pilarski
as Old Peasant Man
Hanna Skarżanka
as Parisian Worker
Janusz Ściwiarski
as Spy at Inn
Stefan Śródka
Kazimierz Szubert
as Prof. Feliks Bentkowski
Józef Andrzejewski
as Music Critic (uncredited)
Stanislaw Brylinski
as Viennese Guest (uncredited)
Ryszard Barycz
as Godebski (uncredited)
Aleksandra Bonarska
as Drumka, shepherdess (uncredited)
Kazimierz Brodzikowski
as Skarbek's Coachman (uncredited)
Zenon Burzyński
as Ignacy Dobrzyński, student (uncredited)
Maksymilian Chmielarczyk
as Koźmian (uncredited)
Jerzy Ciesielski
as Watchman at Editor's Office (uncredited)
Tadeusz Cygler
as Maj. Nikolai Sergeivich Lunin (uncredited)
Adam Cyprian
as French Gendarme (uncredited)
Wladyslawa Czosnowska
as Tavernesse (uncredited)
Marian Dąbrowski
as Postillon (uncredited)
Tytus Dymek
as Old Blind Violinist (uncredited)
Roman Dereń
as Land Bailiff (uncredited)
Henryk Debich
as Conductor (uncredited)
Antoni Fuzakowski
as Gendarme (uncredited)
Janusz Golc
as Wołowski (uncredited)
Franciszek Jamry
as Nicolo Paganini (uncredited)
Ignacy Janiszewski
as Old Wedding Violinist (uncredited)
Kazimierz Jarocki
as Viennese Waiter (uncredited)
Wanda Jakubińska
as Devotee (uncredited)
Jerzy Kaczmarek
as (uncredited)
Emil Karewicz
as Lt. Zaliwski (uncredited)
Wincenty Łoskot
as Sexton (uncredited)
Waclaw Lukasik
as Bridegroom (uncredited)
Boguslaw Marlen
Stanisław Michalski
as Street Urchin (uncredited)
Henryk Modrzewski
as Police Inspector (uncredited)
Bolesław Mierzejewski
as Prof. Linde (uncredited)
Władysław Neubelt
as Sołtyk (uncredited)
Zygmunt Nowicki
as Nabielak (uncredited)
Lech Ordon
as Sleeping Student (uncredited)
Feliks Parnell
as Wedding Coachman (uncredited)
Kazimierz Pawłowski
as Krzyżanowski (uncredited)
Wieslawa Pohoza
as Bride (uncredited)
Klemens Roman
Henryk Rzętkowski
as Administrator (uncredited)
Zbigniew Skowroński
as Craftsman (uncredited)
Czeslaw Strzelecki
as Prince Jabłonowski (uncredited)
Tadeusz Sutt
as Proofreader (uncredited)
Edmund Szafrański
as Priest (uncredited)
Wacław Ścibor-Rylski
as Post Master (uncredited)
Mieczyslaw Wojnicki
as Lt. Pisarzewski (uncredited)
Leopold Zbucki
as Organist (uncredited)
Aleksander Ford
Director
Karol Chodura
Camera Operator
Stefania Woytowicz
Musician
Stefan Stuligrosz
Conductor
Kazimierz Chadaj
Hairstylist
Tadeusz Aleksanderek
Unit Manager
Jerzy Skrzepiński
Assistant Production Design
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Props
Zdzisław Tworek
Jadwiga Ratajczyk
Wardrobe Designer
Frédéric Chopin
Music
Nina Szrek
Production Accountant
Julian Zwierzyński
Lighting Technician
Aurelia Rut
Clapper Loader
Kazimierz Serocki
Józef Koprowicz
Sound
Hieronim Klimczak
Sound Assistant
Anna Rubińska
Assistant Editor
Józef Latuszkiewicz
Antoni Lipiński
Stanisław Hadyna
Story
Julia Wojciechowska
Czesław Siemaszkiewicz
Choreographer
Włodzimierz Śliwiński
Cecylia Wróblewska
Assistant Set Decoration
Józef Drzewicki
Czesław Grabowski
Assistant Camera
Marek Iwaszkiewicz
Czesław Piaskowski
Construction Manager
Jan Lewiński
Halina Sieńska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Zbigniew Dobracki
Władysław Jagiełło
Adam T. Nowakowski
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Niccolò Paganini
Alfred Norkus
Halina Zdanowska
Music Editor
Roman Kęsikowski
Wojciech Urbanowicz
Still Photographer
Henryk Strzebiecki
Józef Starzyński
Ignacy Gaworkiewicz
Construction Foreman
Johann Sebastian Bach
Józef Kobik
Makeup Artist
Antoni Matyka
Józef Lanner
Jan Dobracki
Stefan Szczepanski
Jerzy Broszkiewicz
Józef Galewski
Stanisław Wisłocki
Jan Braszka
Kazimierz Gaszewski
Production Manager
Jan Korngold
Wladyslaw Nagy
Alicja Waltos
Costume Assistant
Zdzisław Garwacki
Gustaw Bachner
Zofia Jastrzębowska
Maria Starzeńska
Script Supervisor
Halina Czerny-Stefanska
Wanda Wiłkomirska
Henryk Szlachet
Antoni Bachliński
Krystyna Tunis
Editor
Teresa Roszkowska
Costume Design
Original Music Composer
Jaroslav Tuzar
Director of Photography
Tadeusz Bierczynski
Administration
Screenplay
Leon Kruczkowski
Dialogue
Roman Mann
Production Design
Music Arranger
Zbigniew Kuźmiński
Assistant Director
Olga Fordowa
Hubert Drapella
Wł. Oćwieja
R. Moralt
Storyboard
Mieczylaw Rulikowski
Production Consultant
Piotr Bieganski