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The Knave of Spades
The Knave of Spades
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The Knave of Spades

Original Title: Walet pikowy

1960
1h 32m
Comedy
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1960

Runtime

1h 32m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 32m
Oct 16, 1960
Languages
Polish
Director
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Production
Zespół Filmowy "Start"
Zespół Filmowy "Start"
Production Countries
Poland

Top Cast

39 Cast Members

Janina Traczykówna

Janina Traczykówna

Melania

Czesław Roszkowski

Czesław Roszkowski

Wacław Kawanias

Jarema Stępowski

Jarema Stępowski

Alfons Emanuel Walet, Teston

Stefan Bartik

Stefan Bartik

Ex-butler Teston

Bogdan Baer

Bogdan Baer

Michał

Ludwik Benoit

Ludwik Benoit

Grant

Bronisław Darski

Bronisław Darski

Tinsmith

Henryk Hunko

Henryk Hunko

Franto

Janusz Kłosiński

Janusz Kłosiński

Policeman

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Police sergeant

Wacław Jankowski

Wacław Jankowski

Ludwik Czerwinka

Lech Ordon

Lech Ordon

Policeman at the station

Wojciech Rajewski

Wojciech Rajewski

Conductor

Leonard Andrzejewski

Leonard Andrzejewski

Man in the cinema (uncredited)

Zygmunt Chmielewski

Zygmunt Chmielewski

Popescu (uncredited)

Kazimierz Dejunowicz

Kazimierz Dejunowicz

(uncredited)

Krystyna Feldman

Krystyna Feldman

Woman chasing the fake Teston (uncredited)

Aleksander Fogiel

Aleksander Fogiel

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

Mariusz Gorczyński

Mariusz Gorczyński

Man in the cinema (uncredited)

Zbigniew Jabłoński

Zbigniew Jabłoński

Hat store owner (uncredited)

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