The Warsaw Debut

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The Warsaw Debut

1951

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Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko fights for the right to stage his opera "Halka".

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45 members

Acting

Jan Koecher

Stanisław Moniuszko

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Jerzy Duszyński

Włodzimierz Wolski

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Barbara Kostrzewska

Paulina Rivoli

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Nina Andrycz

Maria Kalergis

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Danuta Szaflarska

Countess Krystyna

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Janusz Warnecki

Professor

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Jan Kurnakowicz

Prof. Jan Quatrini

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Stanisław Żeleński

Józef Sikorski, music critic

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Gustaw Buszyński

Theater Director Ignacy Abramowicz

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Zdzisław Mrożewski

Count Alfred (as Z. Morzewski)

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Tadeusz Cygler

Julian Dobrski

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Wacław Domieniecki

Italian Tenor

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Józef Karbowski

Secretary

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Jan Ciecierski

Bishop

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Kazimierz Opaliński

Theater Records-keeper

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Ludwik Sempoliński

Klimowicz

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Krystyna Karkowska

Magdalenka

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Halina Billing-Wohl

Moniuszka (wife)

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Wacław Ścibor-Rylski

Sacchetti

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Aleksander Gąssowski

Jefimow

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Henryk Modrzewski

Sennewald

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Zenon Burzyński

Tunio

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Ludwik Benoit

Sculptor

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Zdzisław Szymański

Reporter

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Mieczysław Pawlikowski

Musician

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Tadeusz Pluciński

Painter

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Ryszard Barycz

Poet

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Emil Karewicz

Georg

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Jan Zielinski

stage manager

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Bronisław Darski

Porter (uncredited)

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Jerzy Kaczmarek

(uncredited)

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Maria Kaniewska

Moniuszko's Co-Passenger (uncredited)

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Krystyna Królikiewicz

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Wiesława Kwaśniewska

(uncredited)

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Józef Nowak

Student with Flowers (uncredited)

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Janina Ordężanka

(uncredited)

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Lech Ordon

Publisher (uncredited)

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Bronisław Pawlik

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

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Czesław Piaskowski

(uncredited)

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Jerzy Pietraszkiewicz

(uncredited)

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Olga Sawicka

(uncredited)

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Teresa Szmigielówna

(uncredited)

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Kazimierz Szubert

(uncredited)

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Janusz Ściwiarski

(uncredited)

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Tadeusz Teodorczyk

Reporter (uncredited)

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