Bad Luck

To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.

Comedy Drama

Bogumił Kobiela

(Jan Piszczyk)

Maria Ciesielska

(Basia)

Helena Dąbrowska

(Wychówna)

Barbara Lass

(Jola)

Krystyna Karkowska

(Wrona-Wronska)

Barbara Połomska

(Zosia Jelonka)

Irena Stalończyk

(Irena Kropaczyńska)

Tadeusz Bartosik

(Wasik)

Henryk Bąk

(Director)

Mariusz Dmochowski

(UB Officer)

Aleksander Dzwonkowski

(Cezary Piszczyk)

Edward Dziewoński

(Jelonek)

Tadeusz Janczar

(Ens. Sawicki)

Stanisław Jaworski

(Watchmaker)

Andrzej Krasicki

(Witold Kropaczyński)

Wojciech Litynski

(Young Jan Piszczyk)

Kazimierz Opaliński

(Prison Warden)

Jerzy Pichelski

(Maj. Wrona-Wronski)

Adam Pawlikowski

(Ens. Osewski)

Wojciech Siemion

(Józef Kacperski)

Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski

(Chief Scout)

Tadeusz Waczkowski

(Manager Kozienicki)

Karolina Borchardt

(Woman (uncredited))

Krystyna Cierniak

(Girl in the University Hall (uncredited))

Zbigniew Cynkutis

(Officer (uncredited))

Jerzy Dobrowolski

(Prison Clerk (uncredited))

Stanisław Dygat

((uncredited))

Jerzy Felczyński

(Cadet in the Camp (uncredited))

Michał Gazda

((uncredited))

Jakub Goldberg

(Jewish Storeowner (uncredited))

Wiesław Gołas

(UB Officer (uncredited))

Zdzisław Halicki

(Team Player (uncredited))

Maria Kaniewska

(Anastazja Makulec (uncredited))

Roman Kłosowski

(Piszczyk's Client (uncredited))

Krzysztof Komeda

(Soldier (uncredited))

January Krawczyk

(Conspirator (uncredited))

Henryk Kucharski

(German Soldier (uncredited))

Zdzisław Leśniak

(Man at a Gate (uncredited))

Zygmunt Listkiewicz

(Sergeant (uncredited))

Jan Potocki

(Mioduszewski (uncredited))

Mirosława Marcheluk

((uncredited))

Józef Nowak

(Witold (uncredited))

Leopold Rene Nowak

(Franek the Rickshaw Driver (uncredited))

Ryszard Ostałowski

(Soldier in a Camp (uncredited))

Andrzej Paprotny

(Child Jelonek (uncredited))

Czesław Piaskowski

(Militiaman in Jelonek's Apartment (uncredited))

Leonard Pietraszak

(Conspirator (uncredited))

Wojciech Pokora

(Cadet in a Camp (uncredited))

Roman Polanski

(Tutor (uncredited))

Sylwester Przedwojewski

(Police Doctor (uncredited))

Sława Przybylska

(Singer (uncredited))

Ryszard Ronczewski

(Soldier transporting "Secret Weapons" (uncredited))

Andrzej Ropski

(Kropaczyńska's Lover (uncredited))

Jerzy Ruśniaczek

((uncredited))

Witold Sadowy

(Soldier imitating Hitler (uncredited))

Witold Skaruch

(Young Piszczyk's Teacher (uncredited))

Wojciech Skibiński

(Cadet Krawczyk (uncredited))

Kazimierz Stankiewicz

(Train Passenger with a Basket (uncredited))

Kazimierz Wilamowski

(General at a Parade (uncredited))

Ewa Wiśniewska

(Student (uncredited))

Danuta Wodyńska

(Julcia (uncredited))

Stanisław Wyszyński

(Camp Prisoner (uncredited))

Barbara Horawianka

(Irena Kropaczyńska (voice) (uncredited))