The film tells about the period of Polish history in the 20s of the last century, when the fragile government of the country fell, and a man of the people came to the fore. In fact, he turned out to be a cunning populist and an immoral politician, ready for any tricks for the sake of his goals.
| Directing | Andrzej Wajda | Director |
| Writing | Andrzej Wajda | Writer |
| Writing | Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski | Writer |
| Production | Michał Kwieciński | Producer |
| Crew | Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz | Cinematography |
| Editing | Katarzyna Rudnik | Editor |
| Art | Wiesława Chojkowska | Interior Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Małgorzata Stefaniak | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Czeslawa Baldo | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Florczyk | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Agnieszka Dąbrowska | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Radosław Cwiklinski | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Piotr Gliński | Editor |
| Production | Katarzyna Fukacz-Cebula | Production Manager |
| Production | Kamil Przełęcki | Production Manager |
| Production | Bożena Walinowicz-Pacholska | Production Secretary |
| Production | Marek Brodzki | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Agnieszka Nejman | Assistant Director |
| Production | Elzbieta Sikorska | Associate Producer |
| Art | Karolina Wajda | Helping Hand |
| Art | Agnieszka Bartold | Set Designer |
| Art | Łukasz Brauer | Assistant Set Designer |
| Art | Igor Dzierzęcki | Props |
| Art | Andrzej Szenajch | Props |
| Art | Marcin Trybulski | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Lech Brański | Sound |
| Sound | Sebastian Brański | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Norbert Piwowarczyk | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Marek Boniecki | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Weronika Wojtach | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Janusz Wojtczak | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Andrzej Wolf | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ewa Helman-Szczerbic | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Crew | Grzegorz Lindemann | Score Engineer |
| Writing | Beata Gościk | Story Editor |
