Lava

Gustaw Holoubek

Hermit-Gustaw / Ghost / Gustaw-Konrad / Poet

Jolanta Piętek-Górecka

Maryla / Gustaw's Love / Girl / Virgin / Angel / Woman

Artur Żmijewski

Gustaw-Konrad

Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska

Mrs. Rollison

Maja Komorowska

Sorcerer

Grażyna Szapołowska

Guardian Angel / Archangel

Henryk Bista

Senator

Piotr Fronczewski

Sobolewski

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Priest / Man

Janusz Michałowski

Father Piotr

Jan Nowicki

Ghost / Belzebub

Arunas Smailys

Adolf

Marzena Manteska

Maid / Angel

Monika Orłoś

Lady

Hanna Polk

Young Lady

Maria Quoos

Girl / 1st Lady / Angel

Grażyna Staniszewska

Kmitowa

Ewa Telega

2nd Lady

Grażyna Wolszczak

Orderly / Princess

Marek Bargiełowski

Corporal

Juliusz Berger

Chambelain / Man at Court

Bohdan Ejmont

Bajkow

Marek Kondrat

Writer

Edward Linde-Lubaszenko

Pelikan

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Doctor

Ignacy Machowski

General

Jerzy Nowak

Choir Singer

Andrzej Stockinger

Count

Adam Bauman

Adolf

Jacek Bursztynowicz

Priest Lwowicz

Ryszard Barycz

Master of Ceremonies

Andrzej Blumenfeld

Writer

Dariusz Biskupski

Justyn Pol

Maciej Borniński

Choir Singer

Andrzej Ferenc

Żegota

Andrzej Grabarczyk

Zenon Niemojewski

Mieczysław Hryniewicz

Writer

Krzysztof Ibisz

Adam Gurowski

Michał Juszczakiewicz

Adam Suzin

Mieczysław Kalenik

Dancing Man / Mayor

Marek Kępiński

Second Count

Piotr Kozłowski

Tomasz Zan / Choir Member

Marek Nowowiejski

Jan Jankowski

Aleksandr Novikov

Bestużew

Antoni Ostrouch

Butler

Piotr Polk

Ludwik Nabielak

Maciej Robakiewicz

Wysocki

Andrzej Szenajch

Card Player

Wojciech Skibiński

Devil

Piotr Skarga

Cichowski

Karol Stępkowski

Writer

Piotr Szulkin

Devil

Maciej Szary

Antoni Frejend

Krystian Tomczak

Valet

Sergey Zhigunov

Russian Officer

Dorota Dobrowolska

Sowietnikowa

Jacek Domański

Card Player

Małgorzata Drozd

Lady

Dariusz Dobkowski

Butler

Grzegorz Gadziomski

Jakub

Andrzej Grzybowski

Card Player

Grzegorz Gierak

Senior Officer

Michał Giziński

Frenchman

Sławomir Jóźwik

Young Man

Elżbieta Kamińska

Lady

Grzegorz Kucias

Senator's Secretary

J. Kumaniecki

Tadeusz Lempkowski

Soldier

Aleksandra Leszczyńska

Lady

Mariusz Leszczyński

Butler

Czesław Mroczek

Butler

Maria Mamona

Governor's Wife

Włodzimierz Nakwaski

Old Man

Jan Pęczek

Ball Guest

Małgorzata Prażmowska

Lady

Jerzy Próchnicki

Ball Guest

Jarosław Pogorzelski

Jacek's Brother

Piotr Skowroński

Ball Guest

Cezary Świtkowski

Adjutant

Jacek Skiba

Jacek

Elżbieta Skrętowska

Lady

Tadeusz Somogi

Ball Guest

Małgorzata Wachecka

Lady

Justyna Zbiróg

General's Wife

Andrzej Łapicki

Tsar

Marek Frąckowiak

Man (uncredited)

Tadeusz Konwicki

Self (uncredited)

Jerzy Moes

Tsar's Adjutant (uncredited)

Maciej Orłoś

Feliks Kołakowski / Choir Member (uncredited)

Tadeusz Konwicki

Director

Adam Mickiewicz

Theatre Play

Piotr Sobociński

Director of Photography

Krystyna Krupska-Wysocka

First Assistant Director

Dżamila Ankiewicz

Assistant Director

Andrzej Szenajch

Costume Design

Ewa Skoczkowska

Assistant Production Design

Bogdan Piotrowski

Set Decoration

Paweł Edelman

Camera Operator

Allan Starski

Production Design

Jacek Górnowicz

Assistant Director

Stefan Witkowski

Assistant Set Decoration

Dariusz Panas

Camera Operator

Hanna Gołębiowska

Costume Assistant

Kazimierz Styś

Set Decoration

Elżbieta Radke

Costume Design

Małgorzata Obłoza

Costume Design

Jan Graboś

Assistant Editor

Leszek Tarnowski

First Assistant Director

Maria Osiecka-Kuminek

Set Decoration

Piotr Obłoza

Assistant Camera

Grzegorz Piątkowski

Assistant Production Design

Henryk Jedynak

Assistant Camera

Ewa Braun

Set Decoration

Roman Kępiński

Lighting Technician

Waldemar Weiss

Assistant Production Design

Robert Czesak

Assistant Production Design

Andrzej Szenajch

Weapons Master

Elżbieta Kurkowska

Editor

Zdzisław Szostak

Conductor

Jerzy Szurbak

Conductor

Ewa Dziworska

Makeup Artist

Zuzanna Łapicka

Production Consultant

Stanisław Hojden

Foley Artist

Zygmunt Konieczny

Music

Joanna Gutowska

Assistant Makeup Artist

Jolanta Jagodzińska

Makeup Artist

Agnieszka Grodzka

Costume Assistant

Joanna Napieralska

Sound Assistant

Mariusz Kuczynski

Sound

Kazimierz Kucharski

Sound Technical Supervisor

Jacek Serowiecki

Sound Technical Supervisor

Anna Kiljańska

Costume Assistant

Lidia Podwysocka

Costume Assistant

Michał Targowski

Recording Supervision

Teodor Ratkowski

Sound Assistant

Jolanta Pruszynska

Assistant Makeup Artist

Włodzimierz Dziatkiewicz

Production Coordinator

Henryk Jedynak

Still Photographer

Piotr Sadowski

Assistant Production Manager

Anna Kowalska

Assistant Production Manager

Barbara Dabkiewicz

Script Supervisor

Krystyna Mazur

Production Consultant

Adam Warchoł

Production Consultant

Bożena Mrówczyńska

Assistant Production Manager

Marek Kraszewski

Unit Manager

Małgorzata Jaworska

Music Consultant

Krzysztof Kotowski

Production Consultant

Franciszek Czekierda

Production Coordinator

Mariana Baraszkiewicz

Assistant Production Manager

Małgorzata Dedek

Assistant Production Manager

Anna Sacharczuk

Assistant Production Manager

Paweł Mantorski

Production Coordinator

Mirosław Mentcel

Title Designer

Ryszard Chutkowski

Production Manager

Jarosław Pogorzelski

Assistant Production Manager

Tadeusz Konwicki

Screenplay