Daniel Olbrychski as Karol Borowiecki

Wojciech Pszoniak as Moryc Welt

Andrzej Seweryn as Maks Baum

Kalina Jędrusik as Lucy Zuckerowa

Anna Nehrebecka as Anka

Bożena Dykiel as Mada Müller

Andrzej Szalawski as Herman Bucholz

Stanisław Igar as Grünspan

Franciszek Pieczka as Müller

Kazimierz Opaliński as Maks' Father

Andrzej Łapicki as Trawiński

Wojciech Siemion as Wilczek

Tadeusz Białoszczyński as Karol's Father

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as Kessler

Jerzy Nowak as Zucker

Piotr Fronczewski as Horn

Jerzy Zelnik as Stein

Maciej Góraj as Adam Malinowski

Grażyna Michalska as Zośka Malinowska

Włodzimierz Boruński as Halpern

Danuta Wodyńska as Müllerowa

Marian Glinka as Wilhelm Müller

Jadwiga Andrzejewska as Bucholzowa

Aleksander Dzwonkowski as Priest Szymon

Kazimierz Wichniarz as Zajączkowski

Zdzisław Kuźniar as Kaczmarek

Halina Gryglaszewska as Malinowska

Jerzy Obłamski as Malinowski

Marek Walczewski as Bum-Bum

Lidia Korsakówna as Widow

Emilia Krakowska as Gitla

Bernard Ładysz as Russian Merchant

Bogusław Sochnacki as Grosglück

Bohdana Majda as Grosglückowa

Kazimierz Kaczor as Kipman

Teodor Gendera as Endelman

Jerzy Przybylski as Bucholz's Doctor

Mieczysław Waśkowski as August, Bucholz's Servant

Jan Paweł Kruk as Mateusz, Borowiecki's Servant

Alicja Sobieraj as Anka's Maid

Krzysztof Majchrzak as Socha

Janina Grzegorczyk as Sochowa

Janina Tur-Kiryłow as Theatre Singer

Ryszard Bromowicz as Theatre Singer

Witold Dederko as Old Dyer

Tomasz Lengren as Kessler's Foreman

Jerzy Braszka as Engineer (uncredited)

Antoni Byszewski as Coachman (uncredited)

Mariola Kukuła as Maks' Lover (uncredited)

Jerzy Stasiuk as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Lena Wilczyńska as Edelmanowa (uncredited)

Zofia Wilczyńska as Grunspanowa (uncredited)

Andrzej Wohl as Clerk (uncredited)

Bolesław Płotnicki as Malinowski (voice) (uncredited)