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.
Cast
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)
Crew
Andrzej Munk
Director
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Screenplay
Lidia Rzeszewska
Costume Design
Halina Paszkowska
Sound
Bolesław Kamykowski
Assistant Production Design
Wladyslaw Matusiak
Construction Foreman
Antoni Gniewkowski
Unit Manager
Zdzislaw Mrozowicz
Unit Manager
Jerzy Laskowski
Unit Manager
Wlodzimierz Kaczmarski
Unit Manager
Maria Burdecka
Script Supervisor
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Novel
Jan Krenz
Original Music Composer
Jerzy Lipman
Director of Photography
Krzysztof Winiewicz
Director of Photography
Jadwiga Zajiček
Editor
Jan Grandys
Production Design
Leonard Mokicz
Set Decoration
Wilhelm Hollender
Production Manager
Roman Polanski
Assistant Director
Andrzej Wróbel
Assistant Director
Irena Kosecka
Makeup Artist
Teresa Tomaszewska
Makeup Artist
Andrzej Gronau
Camera Operator
Tadeusz Jakuczyn
Assistant Camera
Leon Jankowski
Lighting Technician
Ewa Vogtman
Costume Assistant
Wiesław Ćwikliński
Sound Assistant
Hieronim Klimczak
Sound Assistant
Henryk Kucharski
Still Photographer