"When it is discovered that the Zygmunt mine in Upper Silesia has been deemed unprofitable and is to be closed by flooding, the miners go on strike and a violent demonstration ensues."
Lucja Kowolik
as Wikta
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
as Jaś
Jan Englert
as Erwin Maliniok
Franciszek Pieczka
as Hubert Siersza
Jerzy Cnota
as August Mol
Bernard Krawczyk
as Franciszek Bula
Tadeusz Madeja
as Ochman
Henryk Maruszczyk
as Alojz Grudniok
Marian Opania
as Albert
Jerzy Siwy
as Milenda
Wojciech Alaborski
as Major Suchanek
Władysław Barański
as
Aleksander Bednarz
Zygmunt Biernat
as Les
Jan Bógdoł
Emir Buczacki
as Malitsch
Witold Dederko
Edward Dobrzański
Marian Dziędziel
as Hubert
Juliusz Dziemski
Marian Gańcza
Andrzej Gazdeczka
as Wladek
Piotr Grabowski
as Priest
Julian Kilar
Leszek Kowalski
as Szpila
Edward Kusztal
as Paweł
Michał Leśniak
Józef Morgała
Barbara Nowakowska
Alfred Polok
Tadeusz Sobolewicz
as Mitke
Jerzy Sopocko
as Drabik
Eugeniusz Szadkowski
Ryszard Zaorski
Jan Bogusz
as Helmut (uncredited)
Antoni Jurasz
as Kosela (uncredited)
Czesław Magnowski
as (uncredited)
Leonard Pietraszak
as Kopyrniok (uncredited)
Kazimierz Kutz
Director
Irena Choryńska
Editor
Wojciech Kilar
Original Music Composer
Stanisław Loth
Director of Photography
Zygmunt Nowak
Foley Artist
Lena Deptula
Assistant Editor
Tadeusz Baljon
Production Manager
Adolf Dygacz
Music Arranger
Wojciech Urbanowicz
Still Photographer
Mieczysław Adler
Production Coordinator
Screenplay
Assistant Director
Irena Molik
Costume Assistant
Jerzy Bialek
Assistant Camera
Andrzej Zielonka
Krzysztof Domaradzki
Assistant Production Design
Barbara Ptak
Costume Design
Edward Kubacki
Assistant Makeup Artist
Ryszard Francman
Stunts
Zbigniew Janicki
Andrzej Reiter
Jerzy Karwowski
First Assistant Director
Zbigniew Kociuba
Stanislawa Skorupianka
Jolanta Komorowska
Konrad Bryzek
Conductor
Andrzej Gronau
Camera Operator
Ryszard Pierchała
Mirosław Jakubowski
Lech Kowalewski
Sound Assistant
Irena Kosecka
Makeup Artist
Wacław Raszko
Stanisław Piotrowski
Sound
Grzegorz Kędzierski
Iwona Graczyk
Jan Płażewski
Bolesław Kamykowski
Production Design
Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz
Music Consultant
Tomasz Miernowski
Assistant Production Manager
Jerzy Rzechowski
Franciszek Trzaskowski
Ingeborga Satała