Directed by Andrzej Wajda
2h 33m
Drama
A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.
Krystyna Janda
Agnieszka
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Mateusz Birkut / Maciek Tomczyk
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Jerzy Burski
Jacek Lomnicki
Jerzy Burski (young)
Michał Tarkowski
Witek
Piotr Cieślak
Michalak
Wiesław Wójcik
Jodła
Krystyna Zachwatowicz
Hanka Tomczyk
Magda Teresa Wójcik
Editor
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Editor
Andrzej Korzyński
Original Music Composer
Edward Kłosiński
Director of Photography
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Wojciech Majda
Art Direction
Alina Klobukowska
Production Executive
Jacek Lomnicki
Assistant Camera
Małgorzata Jaworska
Music Consultant
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Production Supervisor