Overview
An elderly man returns to Poland to find his long-lost son, missing since World War II. In his quest the man is forced to contemplate the elusive and coded nature of truth itself.
Director and cast
- Wojciech Has Director
- Jan Kreczmar as Tadeusz
- Zbigniew Cybulski as Maciek
- Ignacy Gogolewski as Doctor Zygmunt Gross
- Irena Horecka as Helena Kunicka
- Janusz Kłosiński as Bookstore Manager
- Barbara Krafftówna as Jadwiga
- Wacław Kowalski as Madeja
- Kazimierz Opaliński as Pieczara
- Władysław Dewoyno as Train Waiter
- Adam Dzieszyński as Hotel Receptionist
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