A young journalist is arrested for freethinking ideas and placed in a cell with a famous safe-breaker and a former cleric, who murdered his mistress' husband.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Wojciech WysockiRafał | Rafał |
 Gustaw HoloubekInvestigator | Investigator |
 Janusz MichałowskiPrison Doctor | Prison Doctor |
 Jan PeszekSykstus | Sykstus |
 Zdzisław WardejnSafebreaker | Safebreaker |
 Gabriela KownackaMaria | Maria |
| HHanna MikućSykstus's Lover | Sykstus's Lover |
 Marzena TrybałaSafebreaker's Friend | Safebreaker's Friend |
 Gustaw LutkiewiczPrison Warden | Prison Warden |
 Jerzy ZelnikWriter | Writer |
 Grzegorz HeromińskiHunchback | Hunchback |
 Jan Paweł KrukPrison Guard | Prison Guard |
 Andrzej KrukowskiMan with Tuberculosis | Man with Tuberculosis |
 Jerzy Zygmunt NowakAgent Arresting Rafal | Agent Arresting Rafal |
 Andrzej SzenajchOfficer | Officer |
 Jerzy MoesAustrian Officer (uncredited) | Austrian Officer (uncredited) |
| CCzesława RajferGypsy (uncredited) | Gypsy (uncredited) |
| ZZofia RajferGypsy (uncredited) | Gypsy (uncredited) |