Bad Luck

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.

Cast

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

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