Scott Wilson as Adam Chmielowski, Brother Albert

Christoph Waltz as Max, Maksymilian Gierymski

Wojciech Pszoniak as The Stranger

Riccardo Cucciolla as The Monk

Grażyna Szapołowska as Helena Modrzejewska

Jerry Flynn as Lucjan

Andrey Rudensky as Stanislaw Witkiewicz

Maciej Orłoś as Jerzy

Jerzy Nowak as Anthony

Krzysztof Kumor as Wuj Józef

Tadeusz Bradecki as Teolog

Andrzej Deskur as Adam Chmielowski, young

Piotr Adamczyk as Hubert

Krzysztof Janczar as Wiktor

Andrzej Żarnecki as Ms. Helen's Husband

Eugenia Herman as Old Lady

Bogdan Brzyski as Sebastian

Lew Rywin as Mayor

Jarosława Michalewska as Marynia

Jan Jurewicz as Stefan

Sławomira Łozińska as Beggar

Eugeniusz Priwieziencew as Beggar

Mirosław Zbrojewicz as Beggar

Andrzej Róg as Beggar

Marek Probosz as Monk

Jerzy Moes as Zakonnik

Krystyna Bigelmajer as

Jacek Domański as

Maciej Maciejewski as

Maciej Ferlak as

Jacek Laszczkowski as Singer at the Concert

Rafał Walentowicz as Beggar