The Knave of Spades
7.5
4 votes
1960
1h 32m
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.
Directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski
Top cast
J
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)
Kazimierz Dejunowicz
(uncredited)
Krystyna Feldman
Woman chasing the fake Teston (uncredited)
Aleksander Fogiel
Melania's father / voice of Drinking Sailor #1 (uncredited)
Mariusz Gorczyński
Man in the cinema (uncredited)
Zbigniew Jabłoński
Hat store owner (uncredited)Details
Status
Released
Release date
October 16, 1960
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
Polish
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