The Codes

An elderly man returns to Poland to find his long-lost son, missing since World War II. In his quest the man is forced to contemplate the elusive and coded nature of truth itself.

Cast

Jan Kreczmar

as Tadeusz

Zbigniew Cybulski

as Maciek

Ignacy Gogolewski

as Doctor Zygmunt Gross

Irena Horecka

as Helena Kunicka

Janusz Kłosiński

as Bookstore Manager

Barbara Krafftówna

as Jadwiga

Wacław Kowalski

as Madeja

Kazimierz Opaliński

as Pieczara

Władysław Dewoyno

as Train Waiter

Adam Dzieszyński

as Hotel Receptionist

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