A subjective adaptation of a well-known autobiographical novel by Zbigniew Unilowski (screenplay by Wojciech Jerzy Has with dialogues by Stanislaw Dygat). The adventures of the tenants of a sublet room in a Warsaw townhouse inhabited mostly by students and novice writers, presented against the social context of the 1930s.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Mieczysław GajdaLucjan Salis | Lucjan Salis |
 Gustaw HoloubekDziadzia | Dziadzia |
 Adam PawlikowskiZygmunt Stukonis | Zygmunt Stukonis |
| AAnna LubienskaLeopard | Leopard |
 Beata TyszkiewiczTeodozja | Teodozja |
 Irena NettoStukonisowa | Stukonisowa |
 Zdzisław MaklakiewiczJózef Bednarczyk | Józef Bednarczyk |
 Halina Buyno-ŁozaNeighbour | Neighbour |
| BBogusław DanielewskiWaiter | Waiter |
 Krystyna FeldmanCaretaker | Caretaker |
 Zuzanna HelskaFelicja | Felicja |
| RRuth Taru-KowalskaBar Manager | Bar Manager |
 Krzysztof LitwinStudent | Student |
 Andrzej KozakCommunist | Communist |
| MMojzesz LancmanPublican | Publican |
 Irena OrskaMrs. Bove | Mrs. Bove |
 Józef PierackiPolice Commissioner | Police Commissioner |
 Ryszard PietruskiMieciek Stukonis | Mieciek Stukonis |
 Józef RetikDoctor | Doctor |
| WWojciech RuszkowskiBove | Bove |
 Jadwiga KrawczykDancer (uncredited) | Dancer (uncredited) |
 Kazimierz WitkiewiczPoet (uncredited) | Poet (uncredited) |