Jan, the café pianist, comes from the countryside. The talented boy was taken care of by an old organist. Jan then studied at the conservatory, where he made friends with Paweł, an undisciplined but very talented composer. Paweł's works gain publicity abroad, but he himself, unable to bear human envy and accept the loss of his beloved girl, commits suicide ... Jan's father dies, and soon his mother ...
as Jan
as Paweł Socha
as Jan as a child
as Urszula
as Halina
as Jan's father
as Jan's mother
as Organist
as Parish priest
as University dean
as Caretaker
as Professor
as Lecturer
as Zośka
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Sochowa (uncredited)
