A small village during the period of agricultural reforms in 1945. The two protagonists, a terminally ill count and his housemaster, engage in a private game that consists of artificially maintaining the social hierarchy which reigned here for centuries.

• Centralna Wytwórnia Programów i Filmów Telewizyjnych Poltel
• Wirgiliusz Gryń
• Tadeusz Łomnicki
• Stanisława Celińska