| Daniel Olbrychski | ... | Tadeusz | |
| Stanislawa Celinska | ... | Nina | |
| Aleksander Bardini | ... | Profesor | |
| Tadeusz Janczar | ... | Karol | |
| Zygmunt Malanowicz | ... | ksiadz Redaktor | |
| Mieczyslaw Stoor | ... | Chorazy | |
| Leszek Drogosz | ... | Tolek | |
| Stefan Friedmann | ... | Cygan | |
| Jerzy Oblamski | ... | Wiezien | |
| Jerzy Zelnik | ... | Komendant amerykanski | |
| Malgorzata Braunek | ... | Niemka na rowerze | |
| Anna German | ... | Amerykanka | |
| Agnieszka Perepeczko | ... | kolezanka Niny (as Agnieszka Fitkau) | |
| Alina Szpak | ... | Nemka w koszarach (as Alina Szpakówna) | |
| Józef Pieracki | ... | Kucharz | |
| Andrzej Piszczatowski | ... | Wartownik amerykanski | |
| Józef Pitorak | ... | Arcybiskup | |
| Bohdan Tomaszewski | ... | Polski oficer lacznikowy | |
| Józef Harasiewicz | ... | Kapo | |
| Wojciech Lewandowski | ... | Major (as L. Lewandowki) | |
| Stanislaw Michalski | ... | Zolnierz amerykanski (as S. Mikulski) | |
| Leonard Mokicz | ... | Pulkownik (as L. Mokicz) | |
| Konrad Wawrzyniak | (as K. Wawrzyniak) | ||
| Andrzej Boksinski | ... | Ksiadz (as A. Boksinski) | |
| Leszek Kowalski | (as L.Kowalski) | ||
| Tomasz Lengren | ... | Zolnierz amerykanski (as T. Lengren) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Oskar Dewitz | ... | Zolnierz amerykanski | |
| Jerzy Bekker | ... | Wiezien (uncredited) | |
| Witold Holtz | ... | Wiezien (uncredited) | |
| Jerzy Lapinski | ... | Wiezien (uncredited) | |
| Herman Lercher | ... | Wiezien (uncredited) | |
| Malgorzata Lesniewska | ... | Wiezien (uncredited) | |
| Jerzy Próchnicki | ... | Wiezien (uncredited) | |
| Kazimierz Rowinski | ... | Wiezien (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Andrzej Wajda | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Tadeusz Borowski | stories | |
| Andrzej Brzozowski | ||
| Andrzej Wajda | ||
Original Music by | |||
| Zygmunt Konieczny | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Zygmunt Samosiuk | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Halina Prugar-Ketling | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jerzy Szeski | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Leonard Mokicz | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Jerzy Szeski | |||
| Renata Wlasow | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Halina Ber | .... | makeup artist (as Halina Turant-Ber) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jan Budkiewicz | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Waclaw Jesionowski | .... | assistant production designer | |
| Zdzislaw Rolinski | .... | assistant production designer | |
Sound Department | |||
| Wieslawa Dembinska | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Eugeniusz Maciaszek | .... | assistant camera | |
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The opening scenes are pure cinematic ballet as the War prisoners celebrate their freedom from the German camps with the arrival of the Americans. The story then bogs down as we follow one of the prisoners, Taeusz, (Olbrychski), a poet who has emotionally cut himself off from the mayhem around him by dwelling into books and food. The Americans decide to keep the Polish prisoners caged until they know what to do with them. Nina enters the camp and edges Taeusz on to open his eyes but he refuses to take any risks. Only later does he become aware but by this stage it is too late. There are important topics brought up here via Taeusz but never in any cinematic brilliance. Instead we get a lot of talk and the occasional visual brilliance but not enough to keep the viewer interested.