Overview
To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.
Director and cast
- Andrzej Munk Director
- Henryk Bąk Director
- Bogumił Kobiela as Jan Piszczyk
- Maria Ciesielska as Basia
- Helena Dąbrowska as Wychówna
- Barbara Lass as Jola
- Barbara Kwiatkowska as Jola
- Krystyna Karkowska as Wrona-Wronska
- Wojciech Siemion as Personalny Józef Kacperski
- Barbara Połomska as Zosia Jelonka
- Adam Pawlikowski as Podchorąży Osewski
- Irena Stalończyk Cast
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