

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
Directed by Andrzej Wajda, Katarzyna Fukacz-Cebula
User score
39 votes

Released
October 4, 2002
1h 40m
Polish

Roman Polanski
Józef Papkin

Janusz Gajos
Maciej Raptusiewicz

Andrzej Seweryn
Rejent Milczek

Katarzyna Figura
Hanna Czepiersińska

Daniel Olbrychski
Dyndalski

Agata Buzek
Klara

Rafał Królikowski
Wacław Milczek

Lech Dyblik
Śmigalski

Cezary Żak
Perełka

Jerzy Nowak
Michał Kafar

Tadeusz Wojtych
Maciej Mietus

Henryk Gołębiewski
Bricklayer

Jerzy Słonka
Priest

Magdalena Smalara
Rózia

Grażyna Zielińska
Cookie of Czesnik
Wiesław Łągiewka
Servant #1

Kazimierz Mazur
Servant #2

Waldemar Czyszak
Servant #3
Małgorzata Jóźwiak
Servant #4

Michał Sieczkowski
Servant #5