Jan and Maria become a couple in 1930s Kraków. Jan tries to get a job as an architect but fails. They struggle with poverty and extreme humiliation. Their attempt to survive leads to a desperate crime.
Jan Malisz
Franciszek Trzeciak
Maria Maliszowa
Anna Nieborowska
Old Woman
Irena Ładosiówna
Photographic Studio Owner
Lucyna Winnicka
Ewa
Ewa Zdzieszyńska
Elderly Couple's Daughter
Halina Szram-Kijowska
Old Man
Jerzy Block
Aleksander Czajczynski
Party Guest
Marcel Novek
Edek
Edward Radulski
Architect
Janusz Sykutera
Malisz's Brother
Jerzy Stuhr
Jerzy Zalewski
Man Examining Malisz's Works (uncredited)
Marian Dziędziel
Sentence Reader (voice) (uncredited)
Bogusław Sochnacki