Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as Jerzy Michałowski

Ewa Dałkowska as Ewa Michałowska

Andrzej Seweryn as Jacek Rościszewski

Krystyna Janda as Agata

Roman Wilhelmi as Broński

Emilia Krakowska as Wanda Jakowicz

Kazimierz Kaczor as Editor-in-chief

Magda Teresa Wójcik as Joanna Cichoń

Jerzy Stuhr as Jerzy Porębowicz

Iga Mayr as Anna Łukasik

Aleksandra Jasieńska as Oleńka

Marta Salinger as Gabcia

Stefania Iwińska as Józefa

Halina Golanko as Halina Łukasik

Danuta Balicka as Judge

Jolanta Kozak-Sutowicz as Stenia

Zygmunt Kęstowicz as Editorial Office Secretary

Tadeusz Andrzejewski as

Krzysztof Bauman as Student

Teodor Gendera as Judge

Zbigniew Grusznic as Student

Jacek Kałucki as Student

Waldemar Kapitułka as

Krzysztof Kiersznowski as Student

Maria Kulina as

Michał Kula as Student

Wanda Stanisławska-Lothe as Editorial Office Employee

Ryszard Łabędź as Student

Marlena Miarczyńska as

Sylwester Maciejewski as Student

Stanisław Michalski as Broński's Boss

Andrzej Mrowiec as Editorial Office Employee

W. Niecięgiewicz as

Izabella Olejnik as Student

Witold Pyrkosz as Broński's Successor

Bogdan Szymkowski as

Tomasz Stockinger as Student

Bogusław Sobczuk as TV Show Contestant

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz as Student

Grzegorz Wons as Student

Wojciech Wysocki as Student

Krystyna Wolańska as

Krzysztof Zaleski as TV Show Guest

Tomasz Zygadło as TV Show Contestant (uncredited)

Alicja Bienicewicz as (uncredited)

Andrzej Wajda as TV Show Contestant (uncredited)