"Wajda's homage to Zbigniew Cybulski, the "Polish James Dean" who starred in the director's ASHES AND DIAMONDS and died young. The movie follows the tribulations of a director attempting to make a movie with a Cybulski-like star who never shows up."
Beata Tyszkiewicz
as Beata
Elżbieta Czyżewska
as Ela
Andrzej Łapicki
as Andrzej
Daniel Olbrychski
as Daniel
Witold Holtz
as Witek
Małgorzata Potocka
as "Mała"
Elżbieta Kępińska
as Ateneum Actress
Bogumił Kobiela
as Bobek
Irena Laskowska
as Gamekeeper's Wife
Tadeusz Kalinowski
as Gamekeeper
Wiesław Dymny
as Wiesio
Wojciech Solarz
as Man talking about a Screenplay
Józef Fukś
as
Witold Dederko
as Taxi Driver
Andrzej Kostenko
as Kostek
Tadeusz Baljon
as Production Manager
Jacek Domański
as Man at a Funeral
Bohdan Ejmont
as Cloakroom Attendant
Krzysztof Fus
Andrzej Gawroński
as Production Supervisor
I. Harasimowicz
Walentyna Hoffman
as Banquet Guest
Mieczysław Kalenik
as Militiaman
Jerzy Karaszkiewicz
Bogdan Łysakowski
Elżbieta Nowacka
Ryszard Ostałowski
Adam Pawlikowski
as Man at the Bar
Leonard Pietraszak
as Banquet Guest and Funeral Witness
Andrzej Jerzy Piotrowski
J. Turowicz
Małgorzata Lorentowicz
as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Marta Przybora
Franciszek Starowieyski
Kazimiera Utrata
as Theatre Usher (uncredited)
Karolina Wajda
as Beata and Andrzej's Daughter (uncredited)
Wanda Warska
Maciej Kijowski
Camera Operator
Lech Zielaskowski
Assistant Camera
Katarzyna Chodorowicz
Costume Design
Aleksy Krywsza
First Assistant Director
Wiesława Dembińska
Sound
Grazyna Pliszczynska
Assistant Editor
Jadwiga Swiętosławska
Makeup Artist
Anna Adamek
Assistant Makeup Artist
Wiesław Śniadecki
Production Design
Kazimierz Kucharski
Sound Assistant
Set Decoration
Mariusz Kowalski
Assistant Set Decoration
Hanna Rechowicz
Zbigniew Kowalczyk
Gabriel Rechowicz
Krystyna Grochowicz
Assistant Director
Bohdan Borewicz
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Assistant Production Design
Bogusław Kozakiewicz
Assistant Production Manager
Andrzej Korzyński
Conductor
Screenplay
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Production Manager
Tadeusz Szarski
Danuta Iwanowska
Renata Pajchel
Still Photographer
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Editor
Original Music Composer
Witold Sobociński
Director of Photography