"The Republic of Poland of the 16th century. During the period of religious tolerance, the Sieniawski and Bielecki families compete with each other."
Mieczysław Voit
as Sieniawski
Krzysztof Luft
as Janek Bielecki
Jerzy Prażmowski
as Seweryn Bielecki
Krystyna Kozanecka
as Anna
Jarosława Michalewska
as Halszka
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
as Henry III of Valois
Maria Klejdysz
as Aunt
Aleksander Fogiel
as Jan Firlej
Józef Nalberczak
as Jan Zamoyski
Ryszard Bacciarelli
as Bishop Karnkowski
Józef Fryźlewicz
as Bishop Krasiński
Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski
as Wołłowicz
Wirgiliusz Gryń
as Mielecki
Janusz Krawczyk
as Stephen Báthory
Krzysztof Kursa
as Sigimund II Augustus
Zbigniew Sawan
as Parson
Adolf Chronicki
as Primate Jakub Uchański
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
as Dębiński
Czesław Jaroszyński
as Konarski
Andrzej Krasicki
as Senator
Janusz Sterninski
as Dwarf (credited as Jan Sterniński)
Bogusław Semotiuk
as Mikołaj Bielecki
Edward Piesiak
as
Andrzej Hrydzewicz
as Muslim
Andrzej Żółkiewski
Janusz Dziubiński
Jerzy Celiński
as Tatar cavalry officer
Aleksander Wysocki
Bogusz Bilewski
as Hanged nobleman (uncredited)
Józef Grzeszczak
as Companion (uncredited)
Czesław Magnowski
as (uncredited)
Jerzy Moes
as Sieniawski's companion (uncredited)
Jerzy Rogowski
Wojciech Skibiński
Tadeusz Bystram
Assistant Director
Zbigniew Warpechowski
Production Design
Alicja Wierzbicka
Andrzej Perz
Andrzej Czekalski
First Assistant Director
Krzysztof Rus
Camera Operator
Kazimierz Korytkowski
Sławomir Grzywacz
Assistant Camera
Tadeusz Jaworski
Lighting Design
Dominik Kozioł
Józef Smulik
Lighting Production Assistant
Małgorzata Zaleska
Assistant Production Design
Ewa Tarnowska
Zygmunt Rychert
Conductor
Maria Wilk
Costume Assistant
Grażyna Hałupka
Andrzej Daniłowicz
Stunts
Zbigniew Bilski
Jerzy Goryszewski
Music Consultant
Marian Redlich
Sound Assistant
Józef Tomporek
Elżbieta Różańska
Assistant Set Decoration
Andrzej Adamczak
Still Photographer
Tadeusz Cielewicz
Wojciech Karmolinski
Production Supervisor
Monika Pawłowska
Ryszard Misiurek
Danuta Klimkiewicz
Ryszard Ostanówko
Assistant Makeup Artist
Conrad Drzewiecki
Choreographer
Miroslawa Filipiak
Assistant Editor
Bronisław Wrocławski
Jacek Kobierski
Barbara Mackiewicz
Adam Pawlik
Assistant Production Manager
Urszula Wolska
Jacek Gajzlerski
Unit Production Manager
Antoni Sambor
Sabina Olczak
Administration
Stefan Napiórkowski
Kamila Zys
Script Supervisor
Piotr Dzięcioł
Tadeusz Drążkiewicz
Production Assistant
Jarosława Wilderman
Wiesława Gwoździńska
Administrative Assistant
Józef Stefański
Henryk Skupiński
Mirosław Korolko
Writer
Maria Karmolińska
Set Decoration
Zygmunt Laskowski
Costume Design
Andrzej Hanzl
Sound
Lech Zahorski
Zenon Piórecki
Editor
Janusz Hajdun
Music
Tadeusz Schossler
Makeup & Hair
Grzegorz Królikiewicz
Director
Regina Schossler
Michał Klimowski
Krzysztof Ptak
Director of Photography
Marek Mierzejewski