Mientras asiste a la universidad de Varsovia, Jakub Gold, un joven judío, mata accidentalmente a un compañero de estudios en una pelea. Después de estar un tiempo en prisión, es liberado al comienzo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Pronto, es encarcelado de nuevo, esta vez detrás de la pared del Gueto de Varsovia, junto con otros cientos de judios. Jakub escapa del gueto sólo para encontrarse atrapado de una manera diferente. Un judio en un mundo no-judío, obsesionado por el temor de ser capturado.

Reparto

Serge Merlin

Jakub Gold

Alina Janowska

Lucyna

Elżbieta Kępińska

Kazia, Malina's Niece

Jan Ciecierski

Józef Malina

Tadeusz Bartosik

"Professor" Pankrat

Władysław Kowalski

Fiałka / Jakub Gold (voice)

Irena Netto

Jakub's Mother

Beata Tyszkiewicz

Stasia

Jan Ibel

Genio

Bogumił Antczak

Prisoner (uncredited)

Wiesława Chojkowska

Wiśka (uncredited)

Edmund Fetting

Zygmunt, Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

Roland Głowacki

Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

Andrzej Herder

Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

Zygmunt Hübner

Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

Zofia Jamry

Woman Blackmailing Malina (uncredited)

Stanisław Jaśkiewicz

Professor at a Lecture (uncredited)

Zbigniew Józefowicz

Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

Edward Kowalczyk

Policeman (uncredited)

Zygmunt Listkiewicz

(uncredited)

Jerzy Łapiński

Caroller (uncredited)

Zdzisław Maklakiewicz

ONR Member (uncredited)

Zygmunt Malawski

Printer (uncredited)

Roman Polanski

Partner of Malina's Blackmailer (uncredited)

Ryszard Pracz

(uncredited)

Ryszard Ronczewski

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Magda Teresa Wójcik

Woman at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

Tomasz Zaliwski

Prisoner (uncredited)

Andrzej Żuławski

Killed Student (uncredited)