Portrays the power struggle between the king of Poland, Bolesław the Bold, and the Bishop of Kraków, Stanisław Szczepanowski.
Ignacy Gogolewski
as Bolesław The Bold
Jerzy Kaliszewski
as Bishop Stanisław
Maria Ciesielska
as Bolesław's Lover
Aleksandra Śląska
as Bolesław's Wife
Zdzisław Mrożewski
as Chancellor Radosz
Kazimierz Opaliński
as Archbishop Bogumił
Henryk Bąk
as Knight Opposing Bolesław
Lucjan Dytrych
as Envoy
Maciej Englert
as Knight
Kazimierz Meres
as Sieciech
Krzysztof Machowski
as Knight
Michał Pawlicki
as Prince Herman