Spóźnieni przechodnie

Five short stories. (1) “Czas przybliża, czas oddala” – Edward recalls his unfulfilled love for Anna and, years later, writes to her sister Zofia, mistaking her for Anna. (2) “Krąg istnienia” – A girl falls for Wacek at an ice rink; pressured by family, she marries a soap manufacturer. (3) “Paryż 1945” – A Polish refugee soldier and an American woman share a fleeting wartime bond before she leaves at dawn. (4) “Stary profesor” – Two men seek an old professor to fulfill a dying prisoner’s last wish; Roger impersonates a former pupil. (5) “Nauczycielka” – Neglected wife Zofia accepts film tests, only to find the director seeks an ordinary woman.

• Stanisław DygatScreenplay
• Jerzy AntczakDirector
• Adam HanuszkiewiczDirector
• Gustaw HoloubekDirector
• Jan RybkowskiDirector
• Andrzej ŁapickiDirector

• Kalina JędrusikAnna (segment 1) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)
• Maria WachowiakZofia (segment 1)
• Gustaw HoloubekEdward (segment 1) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited)
• Wieńczysław GlińskiKarol (segment 1)
• Beata TyszkiewiczAla (segment 2) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)
• Irena NettoMarynia (segment 2)
• Maria HomerskaKarolina (segment 2)
• Bogumił KobielaWacek (segment 2)
• Jerzy JogałłaBoy at a Slide (segment 2)
• Aleksander DzwonkowskiWacek's Father (segment 2) (uncredited)
• Stanisław JaśkiewiczErwin (segment 2) (uncredited)
• Wanda ŁuczyckaWacek's Mother (segment 2) (uncredited)