Bad Luck

Bad Luck

108 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 4, 1960

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.

Bad Luck

108 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 4, 1960

Bad Luck
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Zespol Filmowy "Kamera"
Original title Zezowate szczęście
Directors Maria Burdecka-Rogowska, Andrzej Wróbel, Andrzej Munk, Roman Polanski
Writers Jerzy Stefan Stawiński

Cast

Bogumił Kobiela

as Jan Piszczyk

Maria Ciesielska

as Basia

Helena Dąbrowska

as Wychówna

Barbara Lass

as Jola

Krystyna Karkowska

as Wrona-Wronska

Barbara Połomska

as Zosia Jelonka

Irena Stalończyk

as Irena Kropaczyńska

Tadeusz Bartosik

as Wasik

Henryk Bąk

as Director

Mariusz Dmochowski

as UB Officer

Aleksander Dzwonkowski

as Cezary Piszczyk

Edward Dziewoński

as Jelonek

Tadeusz Janczar

as Ens. Sawicki

Stanisław Jaworski

as Watchmaker

Andrzej Krasicki

as Witold Kropaczyński

Wojciech Litynski

as Young Jan Piszczyk

Kazimierz Opaliński

as Prison Warden

Jerzy Pichelski

as Maj. Wrona-Wronski

Adam Pawlikowski

as Ens. Osewski

Wojciech Siemion

as Józef Kacperski

Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski

as Chief Scout

Tadeusz Waczkowski

as Manager Kozienicki

Karolina Borchardt

as Woman (uncredited)

Krystyna Cierniak

as Girl in the University Hall (uncredited)

Zbigniew Cynkutis

as Officer (uncredited)

Jerzy Dobrowolski

as Prison Clerk (uncredited)

Stanisław Dygat

as (uncredited)

Jerzy Felczyński

as Cadet in the Camp (uncredited)

Michał Gazda

as (uncredited)

Jakub Goldberg

as Jewish Storeowner (uncredited)

Wiesław Gołas

as UB Officer (uncredited)

Zdzisław Halicki

as Team Player (uncredited)

Maria Kaniewska

as Anastazja Makulec (uncredited)

Roman Kłosowski

as Piszczyk's Client (uncredited)

Krzysztof Komeda

as Soldier (uncredited)

January Krawczyk

as Conspirator (uncredited)

Henryk Kucharski

as German Soldier (uncredited)

Zdzisław Leśniak

as Man at a Gate (uncredited)

Zygmunt Listkiewicz

as Sergeant (uncredited)

Jan Potocki

as Mioduszewski (uncredited)

Mirosława Marcheluk

as (uncredited)

Józef Nowak

as Witold (uncredited)

Leopold Rene Nowak

as Franek the Rickshaw Driver (uncredited)

Ryszard Ostałowski

as Soldier in a Camp (uncredited)

Andrzej Paprotny

as Child Jelonek (uncredited)

Czesław Piaskowski

as Militiaman in Jelonek's Apartment (uncredited)

Leonard Pietraszak

as Conspirator (uncredited)

Wojciech Pokora

as Cadet in a Camp (uncredited)

Roman Polanski

as Tutor (uncredited)

Sylwester Przedwojewski

as Police Doctor (uncredited)

Sława Przybylska

as Singer (uncredited)

Ryszard Ronczewski

as Soldier transporting "Secret Weapons" (uncredited)

Andrzej Ropski

as Kropaczyńska's Lover (uncredited)

Jerzy Ruśniaczek

as (uncredited)

Witold Sadowy

as Soldier imitating Hitler (uncredited)

Witold Skaruch

as Young Piszczyk's Teacher (uncredited)

Wojciech Skibiński

as Cadet Krawczyk (uncredited)

Kazimierz Stankiewicz

as Train Passenger with a Basket (uncredited)

Kazimierz Wilamowski

as General at a Parade (uncredited)

Ewa Wiśniewska

as Student (uncredited)

Danuta Wodyńska

as Julcia (uncredited)

Stanisław Wyszyński

as Camp Prisoner (uncredited)

Barbara Horawianka

as Irena Kropaczyńska (voice) (uncredited)