The Ashes
Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of General Dabrowski, who then fought on Napoleon's side with the hopes of Poland's revival.
Daniel Olbrychski
Rafał Olbromski
Bogusław Kierc
Krzysztof Cedro
Piotr Wysocki
Prince Jan Gintułt
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Elżbieta Gintułtówna
Pola Raksa
Helena de With
Władysław Hańcza
Rafał's Father
Jan Świderski
General Sokolnicki
Jan Koecher
General de With
Zbigniew Sawan
Krzysztof's Father
Józef Duriasz
Piotr Olbromski
Zbigniew Józefowicz
Michcik
Janusz Zakrzeński
Napoleon Bonaparte
Józef Nalberczak
Vagrant Soldier
Stanisław Zaczyk
Prince Józef Poniatowski
Zofia Saretok
Helena's Aunt
Jan Nowicki
Captain Wyganowski
Edmund Fetting
Austrian Clerk
Jadwiga Andrzejewska
Rafał's Mother
Barbara Wrzesińska
Zofka
Tadeusz Ordeyg
Jawor
Jerzy Przybylski
Nikodem Chłuka
Adam Mularczyk
Old Jew
Stanisław Mikulski
Wyganowski's Soldier
Bronisław Mierzejewski
Kalwicki
Ryszard Pietruski
River Carrier
Janusz Sykutera
Lieutenant Schlussen
Adam Królikiewicz
Cavalry Soldier
Tomasz Zaliwski
Poniatowski's Companion
Andrzej Kozak
Poniatowski's Companion
Mirosław Obłoński
Szpilka
Andrzej Jędrzejewski
Mason
Krzysztof Litwin
Painter
Arkadiusz Bazak
Poniatowski's Companion
Ryszard Pracz
Z. Halka
Damian Damięcki
Officer
Ryszard Barycz
Colonel Godebski
Ryszard Filipski
Bandit
Bogusław Sochnacki
Wyganowski's Soldier
Józef Morgała
Soldier
Janusz Komorowski
Roman Sykała
Private
Irena Malkiewicz
Zygmunt Kamiński
Arlekin
Stanisław Marian Kamiński
Nobleman
Jerzy Kaczmarek
Nobleman
Michał Szewczyk
Antoni Lewek
Nobleman
Wanda Jakubińska
Adam Daniewicz
Alicja Boniuszko
Ballet Dancer
Bobby Marineżow
Andrzej Jocz
(uncredited)
Krzysztof Komeda
General Fiszer (uncredited)
Piotr Komorowski
Bandit (uncredited)
Jerzy Kozłowski
(uncredited)
Anna Narowska
Mary Cedro
Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak
Cavalry Soldier (uncredited)
Izabela Olszewska
Carrier's Wife (uncredited)
Marek Perepeczko
Bandit Raping Helena (uncredited)
Tadeusz Sabara
(uncredited)
Stefan Szmidt
Gintułt's Friend (uncredited)
Franciszek Trzeciak
Ball Butler (uncredited)
Mieczysław Waśkowski
(uncredited)
Marian Wojtczak
(uncredited)
Zygmunt Zintel
Sandomierz Servant (uncredited)
Andrzej Żuławski
(uncredited)
Mieczysław Pośmiechowicz
Makeup Artist
Zofia Macinska
Makeup Artist
Kirył Trajanow
Makeup Artist
Tadeusz Schossler
Makeup Artist
Janina Sękowska
Makeup Artist
Jan Czerwiński
Sound
Jerzy Neugebauer
Sound
Zbigniew Raplewski
Camera Operator
Andrzej Żuławski
First Assistant Director
Petar Batalov
Assistant Director
Halina Lachowicz
Assistant Director
Włodzimierz Olszewski
Assistant Director
Andrzej Brzozowski
First Assistant Director
Franciszek Kądziołka
Camera Operator
Andrzej Kostenko
Camera Operator
Vladislav Ikonomov
Assistant Director
Jerzy Bialek
Assistant Camera
Stanislaw Matuszewski
Assistant Camera
Józef Tomporek
Sound Assistant
Anna Rubińska
Assistant Editor
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Ireneusz Sałański
Assistant Production Design
Ignacy Gaworkiewicz
Assistant Production Design
Stanislaw Moroszkiewicz
Assistant Production Manager
Maria Zalewska
Assistant Production Design
Marta Kobierska
Weapons Master
Włodzimierz Śliwiński
Production Manager
Andrzej Płocki
Assistant Production Design
Zbigniew Michalski
Military Consultant
Kazimierz Osadziński
Production Consultant
Konstanty Lewkowicz
Production Manager
Karol Linder
Production Consultant
Helena Nowicka
Assistant Production Manager
Atanas Papadopulos
Assistant Production Manager
Lechosław Szuttenbach
Assistant Production Manager
Jerzy Szeski
Weapons Master
Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski
Screenplay
Aleksander Czerwiński
Production Consultant
Janina Jarzynówna-Sobczak
Production Consultant
Zbigniew Prus-Niewiadomski
Production Consultant
Marek Iwaszkiewicz
Assistant Production Design
Mieczysław Adler
Assistant Production Manager
Andrzej Banach
Production Consultant
Henryk Szlachet
Assistant Production Manager
Danuta Polis
Weapons Master
Henryk Strzebiecki
Assistant Production Manager
Tadeusz Drewno
Assistant Production Manager
Stanisław Lorentz
Production Consultant
Andrzej Osadziński
Production Consultant
Jerzy Szeski
Costume Design
Stefan Żeromski
Novel
Anatol Radzinowicz
Production Design
Ewa Starowieyska
Costume Design
Andrzej Markowski
Original Music Composer
Jerzy Lipman
Director of Photography
Halina Nawrocka
Editor