Retired police captain Siwy recounts to a reporter how he undertook a final, private investigation into the suspicious death of Ewa Salm, known as “Princess.” Though her testimony had secured a conviction, Siwy doubted the man’s guilt and set out to uncover the real killer—risking his own life to see justice done.
Zygmunt Hübner
Siwy
Barbara Brylska
Ewa "The Princess" Salm
Ryszard Filipski
Robert Kwasowski
Piotr Pawłowski
Doctor Leśniakiewicz
Krzysztof Żurek
Lechosław Kerner
Tadeusz Bartosik
Actor
Arkadiusz Bazak
Maj. Szelągowski
Antoni Bohdziewicz
Stage Director
Elżbieta Burakowska
The Second Ewa
Retired police captain Siwy recounts to a reporter how he undertook a final, private investigation into the suspicious death of Ewa Salm, known as “Princess.” Though her testimony had secured a conviction, Siwy doubted the man’s guilt and set out to uncover the real killer—risking his own life to see justice done.
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