The Saragossa Manuscript

During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather.

Cast

Zbigniew Cybulski

as Alfonse Van Worden

Iga Cembrzyńska

as Princess Emina

Elżbieta Czyżewska

as Donna Frasquetta Salero

Gustaw Holoubek

as Don Pedro Velasquez

Stanisław Igar

as Don Gaspar Soarez

Joanna Jędryka

as Zibelda

Janusz Kłosiński

as Don Diego Salero

Bogumił Kobiela

as Senor Toledo

Barbara Krafftówna

as Camilla de Tormez

Jadwiga Krawczyk

as Donna Inez Moro

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