The Warsaw Debut

Nan
1h 41m
1951

Overview

Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko fights for the right to stage his opera "Halka".

Country : Poland
Languages : Polski
Released Date: 1951-03-04

Top Billed Cast

Jan Koecher

Stanisław Moniuszko

Jerzy Duszyński

Włodzimierz Wolski

Barbara Kostrzewska

Paulina Rivoli

Nina Andrycz

Maria Kalergis

Danuta Szaflarska

Countess Krystyna

Janusz Warnecki

Professor

Jan Kurnakowicz

Prof. Jan Quatrini

Stanisław Żeleński

Józef Sikorski, music critic

Gustaw Buszyński

Theater Director Ignacy Abramowicz

Zdzisław Mrożewski

Count Alfred (as Z. Morzewski)

Tadeusz Cygler

Julian Dobrski

Wacław Domieniecki

Italian Tenor

Józef Karbowski

Secretary

Jan Ciecierski

Bishop

Kazimierz Opaliński

Theater Records-keeper

Ludwik Sempoliński

Klimowicz

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