"Tragedy befalls Hanka, as her husband and father die fighting Austrian forces invading the Duchy of Warsaw in 1809."
Harriet Andersson
as Hanka
Ignacy Gogolewski
as Janek
Folke Sundquist
as Austrian officer
Kazimierz Fabisiak
as Hanka's father
Ryszard Barycz
as Polish officer
Krystyna Feldman
as Village woman (uncredited)
Mariusz Gorczyński
as Infantry corporal (uncredited)
Wiesława Kosmalska
as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Mirosława Marcheluk
Marian Nowak
as Mayor (uncredited)
Leonard Pietraszak
as Lancer (uncredited)
Zbigniew Płoszaj
as Soldier (uncredited)
Edward Radulski
as Dancer (uncredited)
Tadeusz Somogi
as Austrian soldier (uncredited)
Mieczysław Voit
as Dragoon (uncredited)
Andrzej Wykrętowicz
Antoni Wójtowicz
Director of Photography
Jerzy Skrzepiński
Production Design
Franciszek Trzaskowski
Construction Foreman
Costume Design
Tatiana Manżett
Costume Assistant
Jan Janczewski
Assistant Camera
Stanisław Wisłocki
Music
Conductor
Zorika Zarzycka
Assistant Director
Tadeusz Zając
Lighting Technician
Józef Bartczak
Sound
Franciszek Busiak
Sound Assistant
T. Klimczak
Maria Karpowicz
Assistant Editor
Erik Whiten
Makeup Artist
Tadeusz Schossler
Jadwiga Swiętosławska
Zbigniew Ronert
Assistant Production Manager
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Unit Manager
Tadeusz Marciniak
Maria Burdecka
Script Supervisor
Maria Olejniczak
Translator
Stanisław Możdżeński
First Assistant Director
Tadeusz Jakuczyn
Marek Iwaszkiewicz
Set Decoration
Tomira Ancuta
Editor
Wilhelm Hollender
Production Manager
Erik Blomberg
Director
Mirjami Kuosmanen
Writer
Émile Zola
Short Story
