Przeklęta ziemia

Jan, the café pianist, comes from the countryside. The talented boy was taken care of by an old organist. Jan then studied at the conservatory, where he made friends with Paweł, an undisciplined but very talented composer. Paweł's works gain publicity abroad, but he himself, unable to bear human envy and accept the loss of his beloved girl, commits suicide ... Jan's father dies, and soon his mother ...

• Ryszard CzekałaDirector
• Ryszard CzekałaScreenplay
• Stanisław SrokowskiScreenplay

• Jan JurewiczJan
• Franciszek MułaPaweł Socha
• Paweł ParadowskiJan as a child
• Maria ProboszUrszula
• Hanna BanaszakHalina
• Tomasz ZaliwskiJan's father
• Anna MilewskaJan's mother
• Józef PierackiOrganist
• Zdzisław KozieńParish priest
• Leon NiemczykUniversity dean
• Halina Buyno-ŁozaCaretaker
• Erwin NowiaszakProfessor