Nikodem Dyzma

Nikodem Dyzma is a poor dancer who comes to Warsaw to find a job. The problem is that nobody wants to hire him. One day he finds an invitation to the party with very important people and decides to attend. A small accident at the party makes him the hero of the night and becomes the beginning of his career.

Comedy

Adolf Dymsza

(Nikodem Dyzma)

Urszula Modrzyńska

(Zula)

Tadeusz Gwiazdowski

(Gabryś)

Kazimierz Fabisiak

(Leon Kunicki)

Ewa Krasnodębska

(Nina Kunicka)

Lech Madaliński

(Colonel Wacław Wareda)

Andrzej Bogucki

(Minister Władysław Jaszuński)

Edward Dziewoński

(Jan Ulanicki)

Stanisław Milski

(Owsik)

Kazimierz Wilamowski

(Director Terkowski)

Tadeusz Fijewski

(Police Chief Jarec)

Halina Dobrowolska

(Kunicki's Daughter)

Zygmunt Chmielewski

(Chairman Artur Rakowiecki)

Krystyna Ciechomska

(Rakowiecka)

Jerzy Bielenia

(Singer)

Antoni Biliczak

Bolesław Bolkowski

Seweryn Butrym

(Editor)

Adam Daniewicz

(Ministry of Agriculture Employee)

Edmund Fetting

(Guest)

Aleksander Gąssowski

(Prime Minister)

Urszula Hałacinska

(Lady at a Hotel European Party)

Zbigniew Jabłoński

(Director Wandryszewski)

Emil Karewicz

(Commisar Melonek)

Lidia Korsakówna

(Prostitute at Restaurant)

Stanisław Kwaskowski

(Man)

Barbara Leleniewska

(Woydyłło)

Małgorzata Lorentowicz

(Dobicińska)

Karol Leszczyński

(Party Guest)

Zdzisław Lubelski

(Restaurant Owner)

Ludmiła Łączyńska

(Lolita)

Jan Łopuszniak

(Ministry of Agriculture Employee)

Helena Makowska

(Countess Czarska)

Józef Matuszewski

Jerzy Michalewicz

(Party Guest)

Henryk Modrzewski

(Clerk)

Leon Niemczyk

(Mr. Cox's Interpreter)

Maria Nowotarska

(Countess Koniecpolska)

Janina Niczewska

(Lady)

Władysław Osto-Suski

(Wilski)

Kazimierz Pawłowski

(Mr. Cox)

Eugeniusz Solarski

(Koborowo Party Guest)

Jarema Stępowski

(Counsellor in President's Office)

Władysław Staszewski

(Ministry of Agriculture Employee)

Janusz Ściwiarski

(Sausage Seller)

Wanda Stanisławska-Lothe

(Lady (as Wanda Stanisławska))

Tadeusz Somogi

(Lieutenant (as Tadeusz Samogi))

Zofia Szancerowa

(Koborowo Party Guest)

Józef Teryks

(Koborowo Party Guest)

Wladyslaw Olszyn

(Government Member)

Jerzy Walden

(Ministry of Agriculture Employee)

Lidia Wysocka

(Singer)

Kazimierz Wichniarz

(Wareda's Man)

Stefan Witas

(Fashion Store Seller)

Zygmunt Zintel

(Ignacy)

Stanisław Bareja

(Kunicki's Butler (uncredited))

Maria Chwalibóg

(Woman in a Bathtub (uncredited))

Kazimierz Dębicki

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Ryszard Filipski

(Thief (uncredited))

Mieczysław Gajda

(Poor Man (uncredited))

Eugenia Herman

(Dyzma's Secretary (uncredited))

Tadeusz Kożusznik

(Officer at a Party (uncredited))

Czesław Lasota

(Wrestling Spectator (uncredited))

Teresa Lipowska

(Woman with the Thief (uncredited))

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

(Policeman (uncredited))

Katarzyna Łaniewska

(Woman by the Bridge (uncredited))

Anna Lubienska

(Duchess Korbut-Wielogłowska (uncredited))

Ludwik Pak

(Man by the Bridge (uncredited))

Roman Polanski

(Porter (uncredited))

Ryszard Ronczewski

(Man at the Bridge Steps (uncredited))

Henryk Rzętkowski

(Wrestling Judge (uncredited))

Mieczysław Stoor

(Accordionist (uncredited))

Zdzisław Szymański

(Drunk Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Tadeusz Teodorczyk

(Grain Bank Guard (uncredited))

Edward Wichura

(Journalist (uncredited))

Lech Wojciechowski

(Guest at Hotel European Party (uncredited))

Tadeusz Woźniak

(Minister of Foreign Affairs (uncredited))

Ludwik Wytysiński

((uncredited))