The story takes place before World War II and centers on Pawel, a member of a conservative, middle-class family, and his love for Lidka, a taxi dancer. Social conventions and the lovers' inability to defy those forces Pawel and Lidka benefit. Times change, war breaks out, leading to Pawel sent to Auschwitz while Lidka marry his cousin. Their love has survived and conventions are no longer the issue.
Directed by: Wojciech Has
Written by: Stanisław Dygat, Wojciech Has
Music by: Lucjan Kaszycki
Starring: Maria Wachowiak, Tadeusz Janczar, Gustaw Holoubek, Stanisław Jaworski, Stanisław Milski, Zdzisław Mrożewski, Irena Netto, Józef Pieracki, Irena Starkówna, Helena Sokołowska
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1958-10-13
Runtime: 97 minutes
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