"During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather."
Zbigniew Cybulski
as Alfonse Van Worden
Iga Cembrzyńska
as Princess Emina
Elżbieta Czyżewska
as Donna Frasquetta Salero
Gustaw Holoubek
as Don Pedro Velasquez
Stanisław Igar
as Don Gaspar Soarez
Joanna Jędryka
as Zibelda
Janusz Kłosiński
as Don Diego Salero
Bogumił Kobiela
as Senor Toledo
Barbara Krafftówna
as Camilla de Tormez
Jadwiga Krawczyk
as Donna Inez Moro
Sławomir Lindner
as Van Worden's Father
Krzysztof Litwin
as Don Lopez Soarez
Mirosława Lombardo
as Van Worden's Mother
Jan Machulski
as Count Pena Flor
Zdzisław Maklakiewicz
as Don Roque Busqueros
Leon Niemczyk
as Don Avadoro
Franciszek Pieczka
as Pacheco
Beata Tyszkiewicz
as Donna Rebecca Uzeda
Kazimierz Opaliński
as Hermit / Sheik
Adam Pawlikowski
as Don Pedro Uzeda
Bogdan Baer
as Wedding Guest
Stefan Bartik
as Innkeeper
Ludwik Benoit
as Pacheco's Father
Bogusz Bilewski
as Gypsy
Bronisław Broński
as
Zenon Dądajewski
Władysław Dewoyno
Aleksander Fogiel
as Nobleman dueling Van Worden's Father
Michał Gazda
as Aquillar
Wiesław Gołas
as Wedding Guitarist
Julian Jabczyński
as Towald
Rajmund Jarosz
as Rodrig
Jerzy Kaczmarek
as Mosquito
Jan Kociniak
as Pacheco's Servant
Ryszard Kotys
as Van Worden's Father's Servant
August Kowalczyk
as Inquisition Officer
Wacław Kowalski
Andrzej Kozak
as Young Man
Jarosław Kuszewski
Włodzimierz Kwaskowski
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
as Spanish Officer
Artur Młodnicki
as Inquisitor
Irena Orska
as Duegna
Józef Pieracki
as Soarez's Lawyer
Andrzej Polkowski
as Chico
Igor Przegrodzki
as French Officer
Jerzy Przybylski
as Banker Moro
Witold Pyrkosz
as Condemned Błażej
Pola Raksa
as Inezilia
Józef Retik
as Moro's Lawyer
Alicja Sędzińska
as Spaniard in an Inn
Wojciech Skibiński
as Van Worden's Servant
Włodzimierz Skoczylas
Bogusław Sochnacki
as Senor Zoto
Jerzy Smyk
Stanisław Winczewski
Marian Wiśniowski
Tomasz Zaliwski
as Mona
Sławomir Zemło
Barbara Bargiełowska
as (uncredited)
Halina Billing-Wohl
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
Feliks Chmurkowski
Tadeusz Grabowski
Henryk Hunko
as Inquisition Servant (uncredited)
Aleksander Iwaniec
as Bandit (uncredited)
Zdzisław Kuźniar
as Sheik's Servant (uncredited)
Leopold Rene Nowak
Wojciech Rajewski
as Alfonse's Servant (uncredited)
Ryszard Ronczewski
Wojciech Jerzy Has
Director
Krzysztof Penderecki
Original Music Composer
Mieczysław Jahoda
Director of Photography
Krystyna Komosińska
Editor
Jan Potocki
Novel
Tadeusz Myszorek
Production Design
Jerzy Skarżyński
Leonard Mokicz
Set Decoration
Lidia Skarżyńska
Costume Design
Zbigniew Hartwig
Camera Operator
Bohdan Bieńkowski
Sound
Zofia Chec
Hairstylist
Zbigniew Dobracki
Makeup Artist
Tadeusz Kosarewicz
Assistant Production Design
Tatiana Manżett
Tadeusz Kwiatkowski
Screenplay
Ryszard Straszewski
Production Manager
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Assistant Production Manager
Wlodzimierz Kaczmarski
Wanda Wojnar-Iliew
Tadeusz Jakuczyn
Assistant Camera
Stanisław Mularczyk
Mieczysław Sitarz
Lighting Technician
Michal Ronikier
Assistant Set Decoration
Albert Kuchnia
Construction Foreman
Edmund Siekierski
Painter
Bohdan Mazurek
Music Programmer
Henryk Czyż
Conductor
Waldemar Kamizela
Sound Assistant
F. Sławiński
Danuta Bonikowska
Assistant Editor
Krzysztof Osiecki
Anna Włodarczyk
Assistant Makeup Artist
Maria Maziarz
Zdzisław Żygulski
Production Consultant
Andrzej Jerzy Piotrowski
First Assistant Director
Barbara Sass
Assistant Director
Halina Garus
Alicja Ptaszyńska
Assistant Costume Designer