The Knave of Spades
1960•1h 32m•7.5•Released
ComedyCrime
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.
Director
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Writer
Tadeusz Chmielewski, Halina Chmielewska
Languages
Polish
Studio
Zespół Filmowy "Start"
Cast
Janina Traczykówna
Melania
Czesław Roszkowski
Wacław Kawanias
Jarema Stępowski
Alfons Emanuel Walet, Teston
Stefan Bartik
Ex-butler Teston
Bogdan Baer
Michał
Ludwik Benoit
Grant
Bronisław Darski
Tinsmith
Henryk Hunko
Franto
Janusz Kłosiński
Policeman
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Police sergeant
Wacław Jankowski
Ludwik Czerwinka
Lech Ordon
Policeman at the station
Wojciech Rajewski
Conductor
Leonard Andrzejewski
Man in the cinema (uncredited)
Zygmunt Chmielewski
Popescu (uncredited)
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