
Set in 1918, this World War I drama follows a group of Austro-Hungarian soldiers—Czechs, Jews, Italians, and others—confined in a provincial barracks under German officers. Subjected to the cruelty of a sadistic lieutenant, they rebel, humiliate him, and later attempt escape. Disguised as guards for veterinary surgeons in Budapest, the deserters are eventually recaptured and returned for court-martial, forced once more to face their tormentor.
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Marek Kondrat as Jan Kania

Wiktor Zborowski as Moryc Haber

Krzysztof Kowalewski as Szef kompanii

Wojciech Pokora as von Nogay

Zoltán Bezerédy as Benedek

Anna Gornostaj as Mitzi

Kalina Jędrusik as Madame Elli, kierowniczka domu publicznego

Jerzy Michotek as kucharz Koperka

Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski as Giuseppe Baldini, włoski jeniec wojenny (ordynans von Nogaya)

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as kapitan Wagner

Janusz Bukowski as kapral Ulmbach

Marek Frąckowiak as kapral Bernstein

Stefan Friedmann as fotograf Kurz

Edward Dziewoński as lekarz

Leon Niemczyk as wachmistrz żandarmerii

Róbert Koltai as Chudej, czeski drukarz z Pragi

Marzena Trybała as kochanka von Nogaya

Mariusz Dmochowski as generał

Grażyna Trela as Ruda

Olgierd Łukaszewicz as słowacki dezerter z lasu

Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski as oficer przy transporcie koni

Jan Jurewicz as żołnierz-oferma

Paweł Unrug as weteran

Lech Ordon as Feldfebel w burdelu

Jan Orsza-Łukasiewicz as starszy pan

Andrzej Grąziewicz as asysta generała (pułkownik)

Jan Piechociński as asysta generała (porucznik)

Maria Kaniewska as pianistka

Elżbieta Borkowska-Szukszta as panienka

Tadeusz Chudecki as ordynans kapitana Wagnera

Edward Żentara as porucznik

Wiesław Drzewicz as profesor w burdelu
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