Head of the Mossad agency. Briefs Karen Pierce on the mission to retrieve a microfilm containing Saddam Hussein's daily schedules from CIA agents, authorizing her to take the operation.
Polish senator and statesman, advises the king on wartime policy.
Voice actor for a minor religious figure, provides spiritual commentary.
Central protagonist figure embodying the poet Gustaw-Konrad in various metamorphic states. Serves as the spiritual and narrative core connecting the film's historical, dreamlike, and meta-cinematic layers.
The central character, trapped in alcoholism, painful memories, regret, and fear. He repeatedly promises to stop drinking, plans to leave the city with Krystyna, but ultimately returns to a bar and declares that he may take his own life.
An externalized presence that turns Mariuszek's own thoughts into another voice during his dreamlike encounters.
A drug-addicted writer who seeks refuge in the psychiatric hospital. He bitterly tells Stefan that the young doctor lacks life experience, but later asks him to put cyanide in his drink. When the Germans arrive to arrest people, Sekułowski takes the cyanide and dies by suicide.
A resident at the sanatorium who initially resists Marysia's attempts to befriend her, but is part of the group hosting the orphanage girls after the fire.
A fatalistic officer who argues that destiny is predestined. He tests fate by firing a misfiring pistol at his own head. Later, he is accidentally shot and killed by the drunken soldier Pantelejew during a violent rampage.
Famous Polish conductor who disguises his nationality to impress a young student.
Dyapanazy Nibek, the household patriarch, husband of Anastazja, and father to Jezory, Marysia, and Zosia.
Gustaw Holoubek has 79 screen credits in a career dating back to 1953. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Henryk Sienkiewicz's Trilogy with 2 titles. Signature works include The Annuity, Lava, Siegfried. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 2 universes
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