The Warsaw Debut

Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko fights for the right to stage his opera "Halka".

Jan Koecher

(Stanisław Moniuszko)

Jerzy Duszyński

(Włodzimierz Wolski)

Barbara Kostrzewska

(Paulina Rivoli)

Nina Andrycz

(Maria Kalergis)

Danuta Szaflarska

(Countess Krystyna)

Janusz Warnecki

(Professor)

Jan Kurnakowicz

(Prof. Jan Quatrini)

Stanisław Żeleński

(Józef Sikorski, music critic)

Gustaw Buszyński

(Theater Director Ignacy Abramowicz)

Zdzisław Mrożewski

(Count Alfred (as Z. Morzewski))

Tadeusz Cygler

(Julian Dobrski)

Wacław Domieniecki

(Italian Tenor)

Józef Karbowski

(Secretary)

Jan Ciecierski

(Bishop)

Kazimierz Opaliński

(Theater Records-keeper)

Ludwik Sempoliński

(Klimowicz)

Krystyna Karkowska

(Magdalenka)

Halina Billing-Wohl

(Moniuszka (wife))

Wacław Ścibor-Rylski

(Sacchetti)

Aleksander Gąssowski

(Jefimow)

Henryk Modrzewski

(Sennewald)

Zenon Burzyński

(Tunio)

Ludwik Benoit

(Sculptor)

Zdzisław Szymański

(Reporter)

Mieczysław Pawlikowski

(Musician)

Tadeusz Pluciński

(Painter)

Ryszard Barycz

(Poet)

Emil Karewicz

(Georg)

Jan Zielinski

(stage manager)

Bronisław Darski

(Porter (uncredited))

Jerzy Kaczmarek

((uncredited))

Maria Kaniewska

(Moniuszko's Co-Passenger (uncredited))

Krystyna Królikiewicz

((uncredited))

Wiesława Kwaśniewska

((uncredited))

Józef Nowak

(Student with Flowers (uncredited))

Janina Ordężanka

((uncredited))

Lech Ordon

(Publisher (uncredited))

Bronisław Pawlik

(Shopkeeper (uncredited))

Czesław Piaskowski

((uncredited))

Jerzy Pietraszkiewicz

((uncredited))

Olga Sawicka

((uncredited))

Teresa Szmigielówna

((uncredited))

Kazimierz Szubert

((uncredited))

Janusz Ściwiarski

((uncredited))

Tadeusz Teodorczyk

(Reporter (uncredited))