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
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
