To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.

Bogumił Kobiela
as Jan Piszczyk

Maria Ciesielska
as Basia

Helena Dąbrowska
as Wychówna

Barbara Lass
as Jola

Krystyna Karkowska
as Wrona-Wronska

Barbara Połomska
as Zosia Jelonka

Irena Stalończyk
as Irena Kropaczyńska

Tadeusz Bartosik
as Wasik

Henryk Bąk
as Director

Mariusz Dmochowski
as UB Officer