The Ashes

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)

Andrzej Żuławski

First Assistant Director

Petar Batalov

Assistant Director

Halina Lachowicz

Assistant Director

Włodzimierz Olszewski

Assistant Director

Andrzej Brzozowski

First Assistant Director

Vladislav Ikonomov

Assistant Director

Andrzej Wajda

Director

Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski

Screenplay

Stefan Żeromski

Novel

Stanislaw Moroszkiewicz

Assistant Production Manager

Włodzimierz Śliwiński

Production Manager

Kazimierz Osadziński

Production Consultant