Józef comes to his hometown on the anniversary of the murder of his father - a peasant activist, and explores the circumstances of his death.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Maciej GórajJózef Mrotek / Jan Mrotek | Józef Mrotek / Jan Mrotek |
| GGrażyna SkorłutowskaMarta | Marta |
 Zdzisław KozieńBolesław Mazur | Bolesław Mazur |
 Anna MilewskaJózef's mother | Józef's mother |
 Helena KowalczykowaJózef's grandmother | Józef's grandmother |
 Leon NiemczykMilitary prosecutor | Military prosecutor |
 Elżbieta PanasLady | Lady |
 Paweł OkońskiYoung Bolesław Mazur | Young Bolesław Mazur |
 Paweł TchórzelskiNot listed | Not listed |
 Henryk HunkoStablehand | Stablehand |
 Ryszard KotysStablehand | Stablehand |
 Alfred FreudenheimJudge | Judge |
 Tomasz ZaliwskiSpeaker at the funeral | Speaker at the funeral |
| AAndrzej BielskiInvestigating officer | Investigating officer |
| JJadwiga SadlikBarmaid | Barmaid |
 Zbigniew BuczkowskiWitness (uncredited) | Witness (uncredited) |
 Wiktor GrotowiczCivil servant (uncredited) | Civil servant (uncredited) |
| JJerzy KramarczykGerman soldier (uncredited) | German soldier (uncredited) |
| BBogdan KuczkowskiGerman man (uncredited) | German man (uncredited) |
 Stanisław MelskiLawyer (uncredited) | Lawyer (uncredited) |