"A promising but hot-headed young. boxer studies with a kind, knowing manager, grooming him for the Olympics."
Daniel Olbrychski
as Tolek Szczepaniak
Tadeusz Kalinowski
as Coach Jan Zgoda
Marzena Tomaszewska-Glińska
as Maria
Małgorzata Włodarska
as Danka
Maciej Damięcki
as Kazimierz 'Pajac' Pajkowski
Jacek Domański
as Jerzy Wielak
Leszek Drogosz
as Jarek Walczak
Jan Englert
as Andrzej Kozłowski
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
as Milecki
Zdzisław Maklakiewicz
as Reporter
Mieczysław Pawlikowski
as Zakladka
Jerzy Wąsowicz
as Wiara
Bertina Acevedo
as Hostess
Zygmunt Apostoł
as Fan
Jerzy Ćwikliński
as
Kliment Denchev
as Boxer
Zofia Dobrzańska
R. Ezra
Marian Łącz
Józef Łodyński
as Waiter Kazio
Wiktor Nanowski
as Russian Coach
Gabriel Nehrebecki
as Staszek
Tadeusz Ordeyg
Adam Perzyk
as Team Doctor
Zbigniew K. Rogowski
as Chicago Announcer
Jan Rudnicki
Ivan Stefanov
as Referee
Ryszard Stogowski
Luchezar Stoyanov
Jan Tesarz
as Marian
Ryszard Wojciechowski
Marian Wojtczak
as Bartender
Bogumił Antczak
as Man in a Bar (uncredited)
Jan Paweł Kruk
as Militiaman (uncredited)
Czesław Piaskowski
as Guard in Prison (uncredited)
Edward Radulski
as Fan (uncredited)
Bohdan Tomaszewski
as Self (uncredited)
Ryszard Dembiński
as Milecki (voice) (uncredited)
Mikołaj Sprudin
Director of Photography
Janusz Pawłowski
Camera Operator
Janusz Zachwajewski
Assistant Camera
Jerzy Suszko
Screenplay
Feliks Stamm
Production Consultant
Józef Drzewicki
Assistant Production Manager
Zdzislaw Mrozowicz
Unit Manager
Julian Dziedzina
Director
Zenon Piórecki
Editor
Bolesław Kamykowski
Production Design
Albina Barańska
Costume Designer
Ludgierd Romanis
Production Manager
Irmina Romanis
Makeup Artist
Zofia Macinska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Wiesław Ćwikliński
Sound
Janusz Rosół
Sound Assistant
Stanislawa Skorupianka
Assistant Director
Konrad Paradowski
Tatiana Manżett
Assistant Production Design
Tadeusz Myszorek
Franciszek Trzaskowski
Jadwiga Ignatczenko
Assistant Editor
Stanislaw Matuszewski