Poland / Oct 29, 1956
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Nikodem Dyzma is a poor dancer who comes to Warsaw to find a job. The problem is that nobody wants to hire him. One day he finds an invitation to the party with very important people and decides to attend. A small accident at the party makes him the hero of the night and becomes the beginning of his career.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Edward Dziewoński | Jan Ulanicki |
| Stanisław Milski | Owsik |
| Kazimierz Wilamowski | Director Terkowski |
| Tadeusz Fijewski | Police Chief Jarec |
| Halina Dobrowolska | Kunicki's Daughter |
| Zygmunt Chmielewski | Chairman Artur Rakowiecki |
| Krystyna Ciechomska | Rakowiecka |
| Jerzy Bielenia | Singer |
| Antoni Biliczak | |
| Bolesław Bolkowski | |
| Seweryn Butrym | Editor |
| Adam Daniewicz | Ministry of Agriculture Employee |
| Edmund Fetting | Guest |
| Aleksander Gąssowski | Prime Minister |
| Urszula Hałacinska | Lady at a Hotel European Party |
| Zbigniew Jabłoński | Director Wandryszewski |
| Emil Karewicz | Commisar Melonek |
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| Lidia Korsakówna | Prostitute at Restaurant |
| Stanisław Kwaskowski | Man |
| Barbara Leleniewska | Woydyłło |
| Małgorzata Lorentowicz | Dobicińska |
| Karol Leszczyński | Party Guest |
| Zdzisław Lubelski | Restaurant Owner |
| Ludmiła Łączyńska | Lolita |
| Jan Łopuszniak | Ministry of Agriculture Employee |
| Helena Makowska | Countess Czarska |
| Józef Matuszewski | |
| Jerzy Michalewicz | Party Guest |
| Henryk Modrzewski | Clerk |
| Leon Niemczyk | Mr. Cox's Interpreter |
| Maria Nowotarska | Countess Koniecpolska |
| Janina Niczewska | Lady |
| Władysław Osto-Suski | Wilski |
| Kazimierz Pawłowski | Mr. Cox |
| Eugeniusz Solarski | Koborowo Party Guest |
| Jarema Stępowski | Counsellor in President's Office |
| Władysław Staszewski | Ministry of Agriculture Employee |
| Janusz Ściwiarski | Sausage Seller |
| Wanda Stanisławska-Lothe | Lady (as Wanda Stanisławska) |
| Tadeusz Somogi | Lieutenant (as Tadeusz Samogi) |
| Zofia Szancerowa | Koborowo Party Guest |
| Józef Teryks | Koborowo Party Guest |
| Wladyslaw Olszyn | Government Member |
| Jerzy Walden | Ministry of Agriculture Employee |
| Lidia Wysocka | Singer |
| Kazimierz Wichniarz | Wareda's Man |
| Stefan Witas | Fashion Store Seller |
| Zygmunt Zintel | Ignacy |
| Stanisław Bareja | Kunicki's Butler (uncredited) |
| Maria Chwalibóg | Woman in a Bathtub (uncredited) |
| Kazimierz Dębicki | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Ryszard Filipski | Thief (uncredited) |
| Mieczysław Gajda | Poor Man (uncredited) |
| Eugenia Herman | Dyzma's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Tadeusz Kożusznik | Officer at a Party (uncredited) |
| Czesław Lasota | Wrestling Spectator (uncredited) |
| Teresa Lipowska | Woman with the Thief (uncredited) |
| Gustaw Lutkiewicz | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Katarzyna Łaniewska | Woman by the Bridge (uncredited) |
| Anna Lubienska | Duchess Korbut-Wielogłowska (uncredited) |
| Ludwik Pak | Man by the Bridge (uncredited) |
| Roman Polanski | Porter (uncredited) |
| Ryszard Ronczewski | Man at the Bridge Steps (uncredited) |
| Henryk Rzętkowski | Wrestling Judge (uncredited) |
| Mieczysław Stoor | Accordionist (uncredited) |
| Zdzisław Szymański | Drunk Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Tadeusz Teodorczyk | Grain Bank Guard (uncredited) |
| Edward Wichura | Journalist (uncredited) |
| Lech Wojciechowski | Guest at Hotel European Party (uncredited) |
| Tadeusz Woźniak | Minister of Foreign Affairs (uncredited) |
| Ludwik Wytysiński | (uncredited) |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Nikodem Dyzma |
| Original language | Polski (PL) |
| Spoken languages | Polski |
| Production countries | Poland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zespół Autorów Filmowych, Zespół Filmowy "Rytm" |
| Release date | 29 ottobre 1956 |
| Writer | Ludwik Starski, Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz |
| Editing | Czesław Raniszewski |
| Cinematography | Władysław Forbert, Ludwik Pełka, Zdzislaw Borowczyk, Stanisław Loth, Franciszek Kądziołka |
| Assistant directors | Henryk Hechtkopf, Hieronim Przybył, Stanisław Bareja, Konrad Paradowski, Marian Zietkiewicz, Halina Lachowicz, Jan Rybkowski |
| Lighting | Julian Zwierzyński |
| Camera operators | Ludwik Pełka, Zdzislaw Borowczyk, Stanisław Loth, Franciszek Kądziołka, Władysław Forbert |
| Additional photography | Ludwik Pełka, Zdzislaw Borowczyk, Stanisław Loth, Franciszek Kądziołka, Władysław Forbert |
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| Production design | Anatol Radzinowicz, Józef Galewski, Marek Iwaszkiewicz, Tadeusz Myszorek |
| Art direction | Józef Galewski, Marek Iwaszkiewicz, Tadeusz Myszorek, Anatol Radzinowicz |
| Set decoration | Józef Galewski, Marek Iwaszkiewicz, Tadeusz Myszorek, Anatol Radzinowicz |
| Music | Jerzy Harald, Feliks Zakrzewski, Józef Tomporek, Jan Czerwiński, Jan Radlicz |
| Sound | Jerzy Harald, Feliks Zakrzewski, Józef Tomporek, Jan Czerwiński, Jan Radlicz |
| Costume design | Irena Nowicka, Jerzy Szeski, Jan Dobracki, Zbigniew Dobracki, Anna Śmiech |
| Makeup | Jan Dobracki, Zbigniew Dobracki, Anna Śmiech, Irena Nowicka, Jerzy Szeski |
| Hairstyling | Jan Dobracki, Zbigniew Dobracki, Anna Śmiech, Irena Nowicka, Jerzy Szeski |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Apr 15, 1957
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