Bad Luck (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.

Cast (63)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Bogumił Kobiela

Jan Piszczyk

Maria Ciesielska

Basia

Helena Dąbrowska

Wychówna

Barbara Lass

Jola

Krystyna Karkowska

Wrona-Wronska

Barbara Połomska

Zosia Jelonka

I

Irena Stalończyk

Irena Kropaczyńska

Tadeusz Bartosik

Wasik

Henryk Bąk

Director

Mariusz Dmochowski

UB Officer

Aleksander Dzwonkowski

Cezary Piszczyk

Edward Dziewoński

Jelonek

Tadeusz Janczar

Ens. Sawicki

Stanisław Jaworski

Watchmaker

A

Andrzej Krasicki

Witold Kropaczyński

W

Wojciech Litynski

Young Jan Piszczyk

Kazimierz Opaliński

Prison Warden

Jerzy Pichelski

Maj. Wrona-Wronski

Adam Pawlikowski

Ens. Osewski

Wojciech Siemion

Józef Kacperski

Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski

Chief Scout

Tadeusz Waczkowski

Manager Kozienicki

K

Karolina Borchardt

Woman (uncredited)

Krystyna Cierniak

Girl in the University Hall (uncredited)

Z

Zbigniew Cynkutis

Officer (uncredited)

Jerzy Dobrowolski

Prison Clerk (uncredited)

S

Stanisław Dygat

(uncredited)

Jerzy Felczyński

Cadet in the Camp (uncredited)

Michał Gazda

(uncredited)

J

Jakub Goldberg

Jewish Storeowner (uncredited)

Wiesław Gołas

UB Officer (uncredited)

Z

Zdzisław Halicki

Team Player (uncredited)

Maria Kaniewska

Anastazja Makulec (uncredited)

Roman Kłosowski

Piszczyk's Client (uncredited)

Krzysztof Komeda

Soldier (uncredited)

January Krawczyk

Conspirator (uncredited)

H

Henryk Kucharski

German Soldier (uncredited)

Zdzisław Leśniak

Man at a Gate (uncredited)

Zygmunt Listkiewicz

Sergeant (uncredited)

J

Jan Potocki

Mioduszewski (uncredited)

Mirosława Marcheluk

(uncredited)

Józef Nowak

Witold (uncredited)

Leopold Rene Nowak

Franek the Rickshaw Driver (uncredited)

Ryszard Ostałowski

Soldier in a Camp (uncredited)

A

Andrzej Paprotny

Child Jelonek (uncredited)

Czesław Piaskowski

Militiaman in Jelonek's Apartment (uncredited)

Leonard Pietraszak

Conspirator (uncredited)

Wojciech Pokora

Cadet in a Camp (uncredited)

Roman Polanski

Tutor (uncredited)

Sylwester Przedwojewski

Police Doctor (uncredited)

Sława Przybylska

Singer (uncredited)

Ryszard Ronczewski

Soldier transporting "Secret Weapons" (uncredited)

Andrzej Ropski

Kropaczyńska's Lover (uncredited)

J

Jerzy Ruśniaczek

(uncredited)

Witold Sadowy

Soldier imitating Hitler (uncredited)

Witold Skaruch

Young Piszczyk's Teacher (uncredited)

Wojciech Skibiński

Cadet Krawczyk (uncredited)

Kazimierz Stankiewicz

Train Passenger with a Basket (uncredited)

Kazimierz Wilamowski

General at a Parade (uncredited)

Ewa Wiśniewska

Student (uncredited)

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