In 1668 Polish colonel Michał Wołodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern frontier defenses against invading Tatar hordes and Ottoman armies.
Tadeusz Łomnicki
as Jerzy Michał Wołodyjowski / Halim (voice)
Magdalena Zawadzka
as Barbara Jeziorkowska
Mieczysław Pawlikowski
as Jan Onufry Zagłoba
Hanka Bielicka
as Makowiecka
Barbara Brylska
as Krystyna 'Krzysia' Drohojowska
Irena Karel
as Ewka Nowowiejska
Jan Nowicki
as Ketling-Hassling of Elgin
Daniel Olbrychski
as Azja Tuhaj-Bejowicz (Mellechowicz)
Marek Perepeczko
as Adam Nowowiejski
Mariusz Dmochowski
as Hetman Jan Sobieski
Władysław Hańcza
as Old Nowowiejski
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
as Sergeant Luśnia
