"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
Mieczysław Jahoda
Director of Photography
Krzysztof Penderecki
Original Music Composer
Krystyna Komosińska
Editor
Jan Potocki
Novel
Wojciech Jerzy Has
Director
Leonard Mokicz
Set Decoration
Bohdan Bieńkowski
Sound
Jerzy Skarżyński
Production Design
Zofia Chec
Hairstylist
Zbigniew Hartwig
Camera Operator
Zbigniew Dobracki
Makeup Artist
Lidia Skarżyńska
Costume Design
Tadeusz Myszorek
Ryszard Straszewski
Production Manager
Zdzisław Żygulski
Production Consultant
Wanda Wojnar-Iliew
Assistant Production Manager
Anna Włodarczyk
Assistant Makeup Artist
Tatiana Manżett
Assistant Production Design
Wlodzimierz Kaczmarski
Waldemar Kamizela
Sound Assistant
Edmund Siekierski
Construction Foreman
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Albert Kuchnia
Tadeusz Kosarewicz
Tadeusz Kwiatkowski
Screenplay
Painter
Maria Maziarz
Bohdan Mazurek
Music Programmer
Stanisław Mularczyk
Assistant Camera
Mieczysław Sitarz
Lighting Technician
Michal Ronikier
Assistant Set Decoration
F. Sławiński
Danuta Bonikowska
Assistant Editor
Tadeusz Jakuczyn
Henryk Czyż
Conductor
Krzysztof Osiecki
Halina Garus
Assistant Director
Alicja Ptaszyńska
Assistant Costume Designer
Andrzej Jerzy Piotrowski
First Assistant Director
Barbara Sass