At Kuba's wedding an unknown woman comes up to him and accuses him of cheating on her. This causes Kuba's soon-to-be wife, Majka, to leave him. It turns out that the woman, Lola, confused Kuba with his boyfriend, famous guitarist Johnny, so Kuba embarks on a journey to find him and prove his innocence.
Costume
The mod suits and miniskirts are a time capsule of Polish 60s cool.
Acting
Jerzy Turek playing both twins with just enough distinction to matter.
Director
Jerzy Passendorfer
Magdalena Zawadzka
Lola
Jerzy Turek
Kuba / Johnny Tamala
Irena Szczurowska
Majka
Maria Chmurkowska
Majka's Mother
Wieńczysław Gliński
Lelewicz
Wiesław Michnikowski
Henio
Aleksander Dzwonkowski
Majka's Father
Zofia Czerwińska
Song Contest Assistant
Zofia Jamry
Wedding Guest
Juliusz Kalinowski
Photographer
Jerzy Karaszkiewicz
Marian Łącz
Zofia Perczyńska
Wedding Guest
Wojciech Rajewski
Firefighter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Big Beat was part of Poland's brief 'Polish School' flirtation with Western-style entertainment, using rock music to smuggle light comedy past censors who preferred socialist realism.
Director Jerzy Passendorfer mostly made war films; this musical comedy was such a departure that critics dismissed it as frivolous, making its cult rediscovery decades later even sweeter.
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