"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
First Assistant Director
Krystyna Grochowicz
Assistant Director
Maciej Kijowski
Camera Operator
Bohdan Borewicz
Assistant Camera
Lech Zielaskowski
Aleksy Krywsza
Wiesław Śniadecki
Production Design
Set Decoration
Mariusz Kowalski
Assistant Set Decoration
Hanna Rechowicz
Gabriel Rechowicz
Katarzyna Chodorowicz
Costume Design
Wiesława Dembińska
Sound
Kazimierz Kucharski
Sound Assistant
Zbigniew Kowalczyk
Grazyna Pliszczynska
Assistant Editor
Jadwiga Swiętosławska
Makeup Artist
Anna Adamek
Assistant Makeup Artist
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Assistant Production Design
Screenplay
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Production Manager
Andrzej Korzyński
Conductor
Renata Pajchel
Still Photographer
Tadeusz Szarski
Assistant Production Manager
Bogusław Kozakiewicz
Danuta Iwanowska
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Editor
Original Music Composer
Witold Sobociński
Director of Photography