Overview

A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier's niece. The old soldier, Cupbearer, and the notary are sworn enemies, which may doom the love between the niece, Klara, and the notary's son, Waclaw. On this day, the tongue-tied Cupbearer asks a braggart courtier, Papkin, to sue on his behalf for the hand of the widow Hanna. Papkin succeeds and

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Cast

Roman Polanski

Janusz Gajos

Andrzej Seweryn

Katarzyna Figura

Daniel Olbrychski

Agata Buzek

Rafał Królikowski

Lech Dyblik

Cezary Żak

Jerzy Nowak