Marek Kondrat
— Joseph Conrad
Graham Lines
— Burns
Tom Wilkinson
— Ransome
Bernard Archard
— Capt. Elis
John Bennett
Martin Wyldeck
— Capt. Giles
Richard Bartlett
— Doctor
Piotr Cieślak
— Officer
Zygmunt Hübner
— Capt. Vidara (as Zygmunt Hubner)
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
— Franchy
Gordon Richardson
— Doctor
Stanisław Tym
— Jacobus
Jerzy Zelnik
Marian Czyżewski
Stefan Friedmann
— Sailor
Piotr Garlicki
— Young Captain
Tadeusz Jastrzębowski
Krzysztof Kumor
Zygmunt Maciejewski
— Shipment Owner
Tomasz Mościcki
Adam Perzyk
Radosław Piwowarski
— Sailor
Igor Sawin
Maciej Staniewicz
Małgorzata Braunek
— Flute Player (uncredited)
Iga Cembrzyńska
— Double Bass Player (uncredited)
Bożena Dykiel
— Triangle Player (uncredited)
Irena Karel
— Violinist (uncredited)
Emilia Krakowska
— Tambourine Player (uncredited)
Jolanta Lothe
— Musician (uncredited)