
A family saga of Barbara Ostrzeńska-Niechcic and Bogumił Niechcic against the backdrop of the January Uprising of 1863 and World War I. The film is a rather straightforward and faithful adaptation of a novel by Maria Dabrowska with the same title. The plot is woven around the changing fortunes of a noble (upper-class) Niechcic family in the pre-WWI Poland. There are two main crossing threads: a social history one and an existential one.
Barbara Niechcic

Bogumił Niechcic

Agnieszka Niechcic

Olesia Chrobotówna

Jan Łada

Magda

Roman Katelba

Stefan Olczak

Łuczak

Klemens Klicki

Winczewska

Ludwik Ceglarski

Ksawunia Woynarowska

Rejent Wacław Holszański

Anzelm Ostrzeński

Rejent Joachim Ostrzeński

Leon Woynarowski

Szymszel

Lucjan Kociełło

Żarnecka

Antoni Kałużny

Stefania Holszanska

Józef Toliboski

Preusker

Maria Kałużna

Jadwiga Ostrzeńska

Jozafat

Banasiak

Emilka Niechcic

Daniel Ostrzeński

Janusz Ostrzeński

Marcin Śniadowski

Daleniecki

Michalina Ostrzeńska

Teresa Ostrzeńska-Kociełło

Unknown Role

Arkuszowa

Baścik

Stacha Łuczakówna

Woman at Opera

Klimecki

Dr. Wettler

Tomasz Niechcic

Bodzio Ostrzenski
Unknown Role

Unknown Role

Wiktoria Lada
Unknown Role

Stefan Olczak
Ludwiczka

Bogumil's Mother
Owrucki

Tadeusz Krepski
Kazimierz

Mrs. Hlasko
Lada's Guest / Prussian Officer

Unknown Role
Walenty

Seweryn Bartold

Kazimierz Sielski

Peasant

Tomaszek's Friend

Priest Kryjak

Czerniak

Doctor

Peasant

Limeburner

Soldier

Widow
Best Man

Peasant

Felicja

Hipolit Niechcic
Unknown Role

Unknown Role

Cook

Rider

Piotrus Niechcic
Peasant
Klimecka

Andzia

Russian Officer

Unknown Role

Unknown Role

Celina Mroczkowna-Katelbina

Lada's Guest

Oktawia Kociellówna (uncredited)