 | John Gielgud als John Lasocki |
 | Krystyna Janda als Marta |
 | Andrzej Seweryn als Adam Pietryk |
 | Jan Ciecierski als Marta's Father |
 | Tadeusz Czechowski als Tadzio |
 | Marek Dąbrowski als Cultural Office Clerk |
 | Józef Fryźlewicz als Voivod |
 | Janusz Gajos als Dignitary from Warsaw |
 | Stanisław Górka als Bassist |
 | Jerzy Kleyn |
 | Mary Ann Krasiński als Marta's Friend |
 | Anna Łopatowska als Anna |
 | Elżbieta Strzałkowska |
 | Maria Seweryn als Marysia |
 | Jerzy Szmidt |
| Mewis Walker als Lilian |
 | Wojciech Wysocki als Kwiatkowski |
 | Stanisław Zatłoka als Rysio |
 | Mariusz Gorczyński als Warsaw Violinist (uncredited) |
 | Tadeusz Hanusek als Warsaw Violinist (uncredited) |
| Andrzej Wajda | Director |
| Andrzej Kijowski | Writer |
| Slawomir Idziak | Director of Photography |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Music |
| Allan Starski | Production Design |
| Maria Osiecka-Kuminek | Set Decoration |
| Wiesława Starska | Costume Design |
| Piotr Zawadzki | Sound |
| Halina Prugar-Ketling | Editor |
| Anna Adamek | Makeup Artist |
| Grażyna Dąbrowska | Makeup Artist |
| Barbara Pec-Ślesicka | Production Manager |
| Jakub Z. Rucinski | Assistant Director |
| Andrzej Kazanecki | Assistant Director |
| Jolanta Jedynak | Assistant Director |
| Andrzej Kijowski | Short Story |
| Maria Lubelska-Chrołowska | Assistant Production Design |
| Joanna Lebanow | Assistant Production Design |
| Józef Runo | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Anna Płochocka | Costume Assistant |
| Małgorzata Jaworska | Music Consultant |
| Dorota Tuchołka | Sound Assistant |
| Wacław Borawski | Sound Assistant |
| Stanisław Hojden | Sound Assistant |
| Barbara Grodner | Assistant Editor |
| Ewa Smal | Assistant Editor |
| Renata Pajchel | Still Photographer |
| Alina Klobukowska | Production Supervisor |
| Tomasz Bek | Production Supervisor |
| Maciej Skalski | Production Supervisor |
| Jolanta Jarzęcka | Production Supervisor |
| Wanda Helbert | Production Supervisor |
