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Bad Luck

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Calorie Rating: 150
Released: 1960-04-04
Running Time: 107 Minutes
Studios: Zespół Filmowy "Kamera",

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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.

Director / Directors

Andrzej Munk

Director

Maria Burdecka

Script Supervisor

Roman Polanski

Assistant Director

Andrzej Wróbel

Assistant Director

Cast

Bogumił Kobiela

Character: Jan Piszczyk

Maria Ciesielska

Character: Basia

Helena Dąbrowska

Character: Wychówna

Barbara Lass

Character: Jola

Krystyna Karkowska

Character: Wrona-Wronska

Barbara Połomska

Character: Zosia Jelonka

Irena Stalończyk

Character: Irena Kropaczyńska

Tadeusz Bartosik

Character: Wasik

Henryk Bąk

Character: Director

Mariusz Dmochowski

Character: UB Officer

Aleksander Dzwonkowski

Character: Cezary Piszczyk

Edward Dziewoński

Character: Jelonek

Tadeusz Janczar

Character: Ens. Sawicki

Stanisław Jaworski

Character: Watchmaker

Andrzej Krasicki

Character: Witold Kropaczyński

Wojciech Litynski

Character: Young Jan Piszczyk

Kazimierz Opaliński

Character: Prison Warden

Jerzy Pichelski

Character: Maj. Wrona-Wronski

Adam Pawlikowski

Character: Ens. Osewski

Wojciech Siemion

Character: Józef Kacperski

Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski

Character: Chief Scout

Tadeusz Waczkowski

Character: Manager Kozienicki

Karolina Borchardt

Character: Woman (uncredited)

Krystyna Cierniak

Character: Girl in the University Hall (uncredited)

Zbigniew Cynkutis

Character: Officer (uncredited)

Jerzy Dobrowolski

Character: Prison Clerk (uncredited)

Stanisław Dygat

Character: (uncredited)

Jerzy Felczyński

Character: Cadet in the Camp (uncredited)

Michał Gazda

Character: (uncredited)

Jakub Goldberg

Character: Jewish Storeowner (uncredited)

Wiesław Gołas

Character: UB Officer (uncredited)

Zdzisław Halicki

Character: Team Player (uncredited)

Maria Kaniewska

Character: Anastazja Makulec (uncredited)

Roman Kłosowski

Character: Piszczyk's Client (uncredited)

Krzysztof Komeda

Character: Soldier (uncredited)

January Krawczyk

Character: Conspirator (uncredited)

Henryk Kucharski

Character: German Soldier (uncredited)

Zdzisław Leśniak

Character: Man at a Gate (uncredited)

Zygmunt Listkiewicz

Character: Sergeant (uncredited)

Jan Potocki

Character: Mioduszewski (uncredited)

Mirosława Marcheluk

Character: (uncredited)

Józef Nowak

Character: Witold (uncredited)

Leopold Rene Nowak

Character: Franek the Rickshaw Driver (uncredited)

Ryszard Ostałowski

Character: Soldier in a Camp (uncredited)

Andrzej Paprotny

Character: Child Jelonek (uncredited)

Czesław Piaskowski

Character: Militiaman in Jelonek's Apartment (uncredited)

Leonard Pietraszak

Character: Conspirator (uncredited)

Wojciech Pokora

Character: Cadet in a Camp (uncredited)

Roman Polanski

Character: Tutor (uncredited)

Sylwester Przedwojewski

Character: Police Doctor (uncredited)

Sława Przybylska

Character: Singer (uncredited)

Ryszard Ronczewski

Character: Soldier transporting "Secret Weapons" (uncredited)

Andrzej Ropski

Character: Kropaczyńska's Lover (uncredited)

Jerzy Ruśniaczek

Character: (uncredited)

Witold Sadowy

Character: Soldier imitating Hitler (uncredited)

Witold Skaruch

Character: Young Piszczyk's Teacher (uncredited)

Wojciech Skibiński

Character: Cadet Krawczyk (uncredited)

Kazimierz Stankiewicz

Character: Train Passenger with a Basket (uncredited)

Kazimierz Wilamowski

Character: General at a Parade (uncredited)

Ewa Wiśniewska

Character: Student (uncredited)

Danuta Wodyńska

Character: Julcia (uncredited)

Stanisław Wyszyński

Character: Camp Prisoner (uncredited)

Barbara Horawianka

Character: Irena Kropaczyńska (voice) (uncredited)

Production and Crew

Jerzy Stefan Stawiński

Screenplay

Lidia Rzeszewska

Costume Design

Halina Paszkowska

Sound

Antoni Gniewkowski

Unit Manager

Wladyslaw Matusiak

Construction Foreman

Wlodzimierz Kaczmarski

Unit Manager

Zdzislaw Mrozowicz

Unit Manager

Jerzy Laskowski

Unit Manager

Bolesław Kamykowski

Assistant Production Design

Jan Grandys

Production Design

Wilhelm Hollender

Production Manager

Teresa Tomaszewska

Makeup Artist

Jerzy Lipman

Director of Photography

Jan Krenz

Original Music Composer

Leonard Mokicz

Set Decoration

Jerzy Stefan Stawiński

Novel

Krzysztof Winiewicz

Director of Photography

Jadwiga Zajiček

Editor

Irena Kosecka

Makeup Artist

Tadeusz Jakuczyn

Assistant Camera

Leon Jankowski

Lighting Technician

Ewa Vogtman

Costume Assistant

Andrzej Gronau

Camera Operator

Henryk Kucharski

Still Photographer

Hieronim Klimczak

Sound Assistant

Wiesław Ćwikliński

Sound Assistant