"Based on a true story of a Polish musician who survived the concentration camp only because he could play on the accordion the title melody."
Adam Kamień
as Tadeusz Wyczyński "Bławatek"
Marcin Troński
as Moskwa
Piotr Skiba
as Włodek
Krzysztof Kolberger
as "Kornblumenblau"
Wiesław Wójcik
as "Wesołek"
Marek Chodorowski
as Potato Men Leader
Zygmunt Bielawski
as Artistic Block Leader
Ewa Błaszczyk
as Commandant
Erwin Nowiaszak
as Politics Department Leader
Jerzy Rogalski
as Death Row Guard
Włodzimierz Musiał
as Chef
Adrianna Biedrzyńska
as Prisoner
Ewa Harasimowicz
as Schreiber
Andrzej Ferenc
as Nurse
Jerzy Goliński
as Master
Andrzej Szenajch
as Artist
Leon Niemczyk
as Master of Ceremonies
Jerzy Batycki
as
Andrzej Blumenfeld
as Flute Player
Sławomir Maciejewski
as Kornblumenblau's servant
Aleksander Mikołajczak
as Block Leader teaching the Songs
Tadeusz Zieba
Eugeniusz Korczarowski
as Officer
Stanisław Banasiuk
as Soviet Soldier
Włodzimierz Antos
Mieczysław Całka
Alicja Cichecka
Ewa Batycka
Janusz Dziubiński
Andrzej Gawroński
as Capo
Bożena Germańska
Stanislaw Koczanowicz
Kazimierz Meres
Romuald Michalewski
Sebastian Mikołajczak
Andrzej Niemirski
Michał Pietrzak
Stanisław Piotrowski
Grzegorz Przybył
Czesława Pszczolińska
Adam Raczkowski
Zdzisław Rychter
Paweł Sanakiewicz
Sławomir Sulej
as Prisoner in Artistic Block
Ewa Sobiech
Zdzisław Tymke
Małgorzata Wachecka
Marian Wiśniewski
Małgorzata Piorun
as Tadeusz's wife (uncredited)
Mirosław Jakubowski
Makeup Artist
Pawel Grzelak
Special Effects
Leszek Wosiewicz
Writer
Zdzisław Szostak
Music
Jerzy Rogowski
Stunts
Zenon Różewicz
Production Design
Renata Kochanska
Costume Design
Krzysztof Baumiller
Art Direction
Józef Brzeszczak
Stunt Coordinator
Jaroslaw Sander
Jarosław Wołejko
Editor
Director
Wanda Zeman
Krystyna Szczepańska
Interior Designer
Ryszard Ostanówko
Krzysztof Ptak
Director of Photography
Jerzy Fidler
Production Manager
Leszek Wronko
Sound
Jacek Ogrodowczyk