The Knave of Spades

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The Knave of Spades

1960

1h 32m

6.7(3 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

A reclusive lighthouse worker accepts the offer to swap jobs with a police inspector for a while, just to help him catch Teston, the so-called criminal of criminals.

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Cast & Crew

39 members

Acting

Janina Traczykówna

Melania

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Czesław Roszkowski

Wacław Kawanias

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Jarema Stępowski

Alfons Emanuel Walet, Teston

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Stefan Bartik

Ex-butler Teston

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Bogdan Baer

Michał

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Ludwik Benoit

Grant

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Bronisław Darski

Tinsmith

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Henryk Hunko

Franto

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Janusz Kłosiński

Policeman

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Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Police sergeant

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Wacław Jankowski

Ludwik Czerwinka

Acting

Lech Ordon

Policeman at the station

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Wojciech Rajewski

Conductor

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Leonard Andrzejewski

Man in the cinema (uncredited)

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Zygmunt Chmielewski

Popescu (uncredited)

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Kazimierz Dejunowicz

(uncredited)

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Krystyna Feldman

Woman chasing the fake Teston (uncredited)

Acting

Aleksander Fogiel

Melania's father / voice of Drinking Sailor #1 (uncredited)

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Mariusz Gorczyński

Man in the cinema (uncredited)

Acting

Zbigniew Jabłoński

Hat store owner (uncredited)

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Maria Kaniewska

Melania's mother (uncredited)

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Zbigniew Koczanowicz

Musician in the cinema (uncredited)

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Wacław Kowalski

Bank doorkeeper (uncredited)

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Barbara Krafftówna

Secretary (uncredited)

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Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski

Hussar (uncredited)

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Józef Łodyński

Projectionist (uncredited)

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Stanisław Michalski

Boy chasing the fake Teston (uncredited)

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Henryk Modrzewski

Cashier (uncredited)

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Stanisław Olczyk

Policeman (uncredited)

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Władysław Osto-Suski

Singer in the cinema (uncredited)

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Bronisław Pawlik

Ignac (uncredited)

Acting

Ryszard Pietruski

Cinema owner (uncredited)

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Włodzimierz Skoczylas

Sailor-smuggler (uncredited)

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Bogusław Sochnacki

Man in the cinema (uncredited)

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Henryk Staszewski

Black man (uncredited)

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Kazimierz Talarczyk

Drinking Sailor #1 (uncredited)

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Tadeusz Wojtych

Drinking Sailor #2 (uncredited)

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Wojciech Zagórski

Gienio (uncredited)

Acting

Zygmunt Zintel

Detective (uncredited)

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