"Portrays the power struggle between the king of Poland, Bolesław the Bold, and the Bishop of Kraków, Stanisław Szczepanowski."
Ignacy Gogolewski
as Bolesław The Bold
Jerzy Kaliszewski
as Bishop Stanisław
Maria Ciesielska
as Bolesław's Lover
Aleksandra Śląska
as Bolesław's Wife
Zdzisław Mrożewski
as Chancellor Radosz
Kazimierz Opaliński
as Archbishop Bogumił
Henryk Bąk
as Knight Opposing Bolesław
Lucjan Dytrych
as Envoy
Maciej Englert
as Knight
Kazimierz Meres
as Sieciech
Krzysztof Machowski
Michał Pawlicki
as Prince Herman
Alicja Raciszówna
Mieczysław Voit
as Otton from Tyniec
Jerzy Zelnik
as Assassin
Andrzej Zaorski
as Grzegorz
Jerzy Bączek
as
Hanna Bitnerówna
Aleksander Bednarz
Marian Cebulski
as The Elders' Envoy
Piotr Fronczewski
as Adalbertus
Aleksandra Ford-Sampolska
Jerzy Goliński
as Wawrzyniec
Teodor Gendera
Halina Gryglaszewska
as Settlement Citizen
Tadeusz Jastrzębowski
Julian Jabczyński
Andrzej Jędrzejewski
Stanisław Jędrzejewski
Ryszard Kotys
as Man In River
Jadwiga Kuryluk
Krystyna Liskowacka
Czesław Lasota
as Chronicle Writer
M. Mąkowa
Jan Mateusz Nowakowski
Wojciech Pisarek
Andrzej Saciuk
Stefan Szramel
Wacław Szklarski
Bogdan Śmigielski
Mieczysław Stoor
as Betrayed Knight
Marian Słojkowski
Tadeusz Schmidt
as Damrot
Zofia Więcławówna
Wiesław Zwoliński
Adela Zgrzybłowska
Józef Zacharewicz
Wojciech Zeidler
Maciej Góraj
as (uncredited)
Witold Lesiewicz
Director
Karol Dąbrowski
First Assistant Director
Jerzy Karwowski
Maria Burdecka
Assistant Director
Henryka Biedrzycka
Czesław Świrta
Director of Photography
Jerzy Łukaszewicz
Camera Operator
Józef Letkier
Assistant Camera
Aleksy Krywsza
Bolesław Kamykowski
Production Design
Krzysztof Domaradzki
Set Decoration
Marek Iwaszkiewicz
Franciszek Trzaskowski
Assistant Set Decoration
Jolanta Komorowska
Costume Design
Anna Bekier
Costume Assistant
Wojciech Kilar
Music
Jerzy Wroński
Sound
Felicja Rogowska
Editor
Anna Rubińska
Assistant Editor
Teresa Tomaszewska
Makeup Artist
Anna Śmiech
Teodor Grymaszewski
Alfreda Bączyk
Assistant Makeup Artist
Tadeusz Manteufell
Production Consultant
Józef Mitkowski
Antoni Byszewski
Jerzy Nitecki
Production Manager
Konstanty Tarnowski
Assistant Production Manager
Andrzej Sołtysik
Janusz Szela
Andrzej Zielonka
Zdzislaw Mrozowicz
Władysław Terlecki
Screenplay