Rafał Olbromski

Daniel Olbrychski

Krzysztof Cedro

Bogusław Kierc

Prince Jan Gintułt

Piotr Wysocki

Elżbieta Gintułtówna

Beata Tyszkiewicz

Helena de With

Pola Raksa

Rafał's Father

Władysław Hańcza

General Sokolnicki

Jan Świderski

General de With

Jan Koecher

Krzysztof's Father

Zbigniew Sawan

Piotr Olbromski

Józef Duriasz

Michcik

Zbigniew Józefowicz

Napoleon Bonaparte

Janusz Zakrzeński

Vagrant Soldier

Józef Nalberczak

Prince Józef Poniatowski

Stanisław Zaczyk

Helena's Aunt

Zofia Saretok

Captain Wyganowski

Jan Nowicki

Austrian Clerk

Edmund Fetting

Rafał's Mother

Jadwiga Andrzejewska

Zofka

Barbara Wrzesińska

Jawor

Tadeusz Ordeyg

Nikodem Chłuka

Jerzy Przybylski

Old Jew

Adam Mularczyk

Wyganowski's Soldier

Stanisław Mikulski

River Carrier

Ryszard Pietruski

Lieutenant Schlussen

Janusz Sykutera

Poniatowski's Companion

Tomasz Zaliwski

Poniatowski's Companion

Andrzej Kozak

Mason

Andrzej Jędrzejewski

Painter

Krzysztof Litwin

Poniatowski's Companion

Arkadiusz Bazak

Ryszard Pracz

Officer

Damian Damięcki

Colonel Godebski

Ryszard Barycz

Bandit

Ryszard Filipski

Wyganowski's Soldier

Bogusław Sochnacki

Soldier

Józef Morgała

Private

Roman Sykała

Irena Malkiewicz

Nobleman

Stanisław Marian Kamiński

Nobleman

Jerzy Kaczmarek

Michał Szewczyk

Nobleman

Antoni Lewek

Wanda Jakubińska

General Fiszer (uncredited)

Krzysztof Komeda

Bandit (uncredited)

Piotr Komorowski

(uncredited)

Jerzy Kozłowski

Cavalry Soldier (uncredited)

Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak

Carrier's Wife (uncredited)

Izabela Olszewska

Bandit Raping Helena (uncredited)

Marek Perepeczko

(uncredited)

Tadeusz Sabara

Gintułt's Friend (uncredited)

Stefan Szmidt

Ball Butler (uncredited)

Franciszek Trzeciak

(uncredited)

Mieczysław Waśkowski

(uncredited)

Marian Wojtczak

Sandomierz Servant (uncredited)

Zygmunt Zintel

(uncredited)

Andrzej Żuławski