The Warsaw Debut

1h 41min

History

Music

Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko fights for the right to stage his opera "Halka".

Production Companies

Film Polski

Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych w Łodzi

Cast

Jan Koecher

Jan Koecher

Stanisław Moniuszko
Jerzy Duszyński

Jerzy Duszyński

Włodzimierz Wolski
Barbara Kostrzewska

Barbara Kostrzewska

Paulina Rivoli
Nina Andrycz

Nina Andrycz

Maria Kalergis
Danuta Szaflarska

Danuta Szaflarska

Countess Krystyna
Jan Kurnakowicz

Jan Kurnakowicz

Prof. Jan Quatrini
Stanisław Żeleński

Stanisław Żeleński

Józef Sikorski, music critic
Gustaw Buszyński

Gustaw Buszyński

Theater Director Ignacy Abramowicz
Zdzisław Mrożewski

Zdzisław Mrożewski

Count Alfred (as Z. Morzewski)
Tadeusz Cygler

Tadeusz Cygler

Julian Dobrski
Wacław Domieniecki

Wacław Domieniecki

Italian Tenor
Kazimierz Opaliński

Kazimierz Opaliński

Theater Records-keeper
Halina Billing-Wohl

Halina Billing-Wohl

Moniuszka (wife)
Jan Zielinski

Jan Zielinski

stage manager
Bronisław Darski

Bronisław Darski

Porter (uncredited)
Jerzy Kaczmarek

Jerzy Kaczmarek

(uncredited)
Maria Kaniewska

Maria Kaniewska

Moniuszko's Co-Passenger (uncredited)
Józef Nowak

Józef Nowak

Student with Flowers (uncredited)
Janina Ordężanka

Janina Ordężanka

(uncredited)
Lech Ordon

Lech Ordon

Publisher (uncredited)
Bronisław Pawlik

Bronisław Pawlik

Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Olga Sawicka

Olga Sawicka

(uncredited)
Kazimierz Szubert

Kazimierz Szubert

(uncredited)
Janusz Ściwiarski

Janusz Ściwiarski

(uncredited)
Tadeusz Teodorczyk

Tadeusz Teodorczyk

Reporter (uncredited)

Release date

4th Mar 1951

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Polski