"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
Wladyslaw Nagy
Assistant Camera
Józef Galewski
Assistant Production Design
Alicja Waltos
Costume Assistant
Jerzy Skrzepiński
Halina Czerny-Stefanska
Musician
Stefan Stuligrosz
Conductor
Antoni Bachliński
Unit Manager
Adam T. Nowakowski
Czesław Piaskowski
Construction Manager
Julia Wojciechowska
Wardrobe Designer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Music
Zbigniew Dobracki
Assistant Makeup Artist
Józef Starzyński
Ignacy Gaworkiewicz
Construction Foreman
Niccolò Paganini
Halina Zdanowska
Music Editor
Józef Kobik
Makeup Artist
Wojciech Urbanowicz
Still Photographer
Jerzy Broszkiewicz
Story
Zdzisław Tworek
Props
Frédéric Chopin
Johann Sebastian Bach
Nina Szrek
Production Accountant
Wanda Wiłkomirska
Choreographer
Józef Drzewicki
Aurelia Rut
Clapper Loader
Jadwiga Ratajczyk
Czesław Grabowski
Marek Iwaszkiewicz
Antoni Matyka
Halina Sieńska
Gustaw Bachner
Julian Zwierzyński
Lighting Technician
Alfred Norkus
Sound
Roman Kęsikowski
Maria Starzeńska
Script Supervisor
Kazimierz Serocki
Anna Rubińska
Assistant Editor
Józef Latuszkiewicz
Hairstylist
Cecylia Wróblewska
Assistant Set Decoration
Józef Koprowicz
Jan Lewiński
Sound Assistant
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Antoni Lipiński
Czesław Siemaszkiewicz
Józef Lanner
Henryk Szlachet
Włodzimierz Śliwiński
Karol Chodura
Camera Operator
Stefania Woytowicz
Tadeusz Aleksanderek
Henryk Strzebiecki
Jan Korngold
Zdzisław Garwacki
Stanisław Wisłocki
Kazimierz Gaszewski
Production Manager
Stanisław Hadyna
Władysław Jagiełło
Zofia Jastrzębowska
Hieronim Klimczak
Stefan Szczepanski
Jan Dobracki
Kazimierz Chadaj
Jan Braszka
Krystyna Tunis
Editor
Original Music Composer
Teresa Roszkowska
Costume Design
Jaroslav Tuzar
Director of Photography
Tadeusz Bierczynski
Administration
Screenplay
Leon Kruczkowski
Dialogue
Olga Fordowa
Assistant Director
Zbigniew Kuźmiński
Roman Mann
Production Design
Hubert Drapella
Music Arranger
Mieczylaw Rulikowski
Production Consultant
Piotr Bieganski
R. Moralt
Wł. Oćwieja
Storyboard