Concerning the Mátyás era in Hungarian history, during the reign of Matthias Corvinus (1443–1490), the film focuses on three eras of the king's life: the young Mátyás fights for the throne, the older Mátyás as king, and the fate of the royal crown and the royal heir after his death.
Daniel Olbrychski
as Kinizsi 2.
Kornél Mundruczó
as Vlad 2.
Zoltán Mucsi
as Old Vlad / Long Man
György Cserhalmi
as Kinizsi 1. / Mihály Szilágyi
Lajos Balázsovits
as Archbishop 1.
Péter Scherer
as Short Man
Csaba Pindroch
as Poet
Florian Teichtmeister
as Janus Pannonius
Gábor Nagypál
as Vlad 1.
Simon Szabó
as Murderer
György Cserhalmi
as Kinizsi 1 / Mihály Szilágyi
Székely B. Miklós
as Child of the People
