"The Republic of Poland of the 16th century. During the period of religious tolerance, the Sieniawski and Bielecki families compete with each other."
Mieczysław Voit
as Sieniawski
Krzysztof Luft
as Janek Bielecki
Jerzy Prażmowski
as Seweryn Bielecki
Krystyna Kozanecka
as Anna
Jarosława Michalewska
as Halszka
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
as Henry III of Valois
Maria Klejdysz
as Aunt
Aleksander Fogiel
as Jan Firlej
Józef Nalberczak
as Jan Zamoyski
Ryszard Bacciarelli
as Bishop Karnkowski
Józef Fryźlewicz
as Bishop Krasiński
Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski
as Wołłowicz
Wirgiliusz Gryń
as Mielecki
Janusz Krawczyk
as Stephen Báthory
Krzysztof Kursa
as Sigimund II Augustus
Zbigniew Sawan
as Parson
Adolf Chronicki
as Primate Jakub Uchański
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
as Dębiński
Czesław Jaroszyński
as Konarski
Andrzej Krasicki
as Senator
Janusz Sterninski
as Dwarf (credited as Jan Sterniński)
Bogusław Semotiuk
as Mikołaj Bielecki
Edward Piesiak
as
Andrzej Hrydzewicz
as Muslim
Andrzej Żółkiewski
Janusz Dziubiński
Jerzy Celiński
as Tatar cavalry officer
Aleksander Wysocki
Bogusz Bilewski
as Hanged nobleman (uncredited)
Józef Grzeszczak
as Companion (uncredited)
Czesław Magnowski
as (uncredited)
Jerzy Moes
as Sieniawski's companion (uncredited)
Jerzy Rogowski
Wojciech Skibiński
Zbigniew Warpechowski
Production Design
Kazimierz Korytkowski
First Assistant Director
Andrzej Czekalski
Assistant Director
Tadeusz Bystram
Alicja Wierzbicka
Andrzej Perz
Dominik Kozioł
Camera Operator
Krzysztof Rus
Sławomir Grzywacz
Assistant Camera
Tadeusz Jaworski
Lighting Design
Józef Smulik
Lighting Production Assistant
Ryszard Misiurek
Assistant Production Design
Małgorzata Zaleska
Tadeusz Cielewicz
Ewa Tarnowska
Elżbieta Różańska
Assistant Set Decoration
Grażyna Hałupka
Costume Assistant
Wojciech Karmolinski
Production Supervisor
Monika Pawłowska
Maria Wilk
Danuta Klimkiewicz
Zbigniew Bilski
Zygmunt Rychert
Conductor
Jerzy Goryszewski
Music Consultant
Conrad Drzewiecki
Choreographer
Marian Redlich
Sound Assistant
Józef Tomporek
Miroslawa Filipiak
Assistant Editor
Jacek Kobierski
Ryszard Ostanówko
Assistant Makeup Artist
Bronisław Wrocławski
Barbara Mackiewicz
Andrzej Adamczak
Still Photographer
Andrzej Daniłowicz
Stunts
Józef Stefański
Antoni Sambor
Assistant Production Manager
Piotr Dzięcioł
Adam Pawlik
Urszula Wolska
Henryk Skupiński
Production Assistant
Tadeusz Drążkiewicz
Jacek Gajzlerski
Unit Production Manager
Stefan Napiórkowski
Kamila Zys
Script Supervisor
Jarosława Wilderman
Administration
Sabina Olczak
Wiesława Gwoździńska
Administrative Assistant
Grzegorz Królikiewicz
Director
Mirosław Korolko
Writer
Krzysztof Ptak
Director of Photography
Maria Karmolińska
Set Decoration
Marek Mierzejewski
Costume Design
Lech Zahorski
Michał Klimowski
Zygmunt Laskowski
Janusz Hajdun
Music
Andrzej Hanzl
Sound
Zenon Piórecki
Editor
Tadeusz Schossler
Makeup & Hair
Regina Schossler