| 1 | | | Addy |
| | Addy Abraham | Israel Kurc | A singer; composer. Aka: Addy. |
| | Gerszon | Kurc | Addy's brother. Aka: Genek. |
| | Halina | | Addy's youngest sister. |
| | Jakob | | Addy's brother. |
| | Bella | | Jakob's girl friend. |
| | Felicia | | Mila's daughter. |
| | Mila | | Andy's eldest sister. |
| | Father | Krol | Church Bernardine's priest. |
| 2 | | | Genek |
| | Rafal | | Genek's friend. |
| | Herta | | Genek's girl friend. |
| | Evelyn | Brent | One of Rafal and Genek's classmates. |
| | Renee | Adoree | One of Rafal and Genek's classmates. |
| | Kara | | Ivona's friend. |
| | Ivona | | Rafal's wife. |
| 3 | | | Nechuma |
| | Nechuma | | Addy's mother. |
| | Sol | | Nechuma's husband. |
| | Adam | Eichenwald | A man who rented one of Kurc's room. |
| | Terza | | Sol's sister. |
| | Estia | | A maid. |
| | Selim | | Mila's husband. |
| 4 | | | Bella |
| | Anna | | Bella's youngest sister. |
| | Daniel | | Anna's new husband. |
| | Henry | | Bella's father. |
| | Gustava | | Henry's wife. |
| | Tomek | | A wagon driver. |
| 5 | | | Mila |
| | Dorota | | A maid. |
| 7 | | | Jakob and Bella |
| | General | Sikorski | Head of the Polish military. |
| 8 | | | Halina |
| | Sylvia | | Halina's old schoolmate. |
| 9 | | | Jakob and Bella |
| | Yoffe | | A rabbi. |
| 10 | | | Nechuma |
| | Liliana | | Nechuma's close friend. |
| | Gerszon | | Sol's father. |
| 11 | | | Addy |
| | Anton | | Kurc's neighbor. |
| | Cyrus | | One of the French soldiers. |
| | Bartek | | One of the French soldiers. |
| | Padlo | | Army cook. |
| | | Novitski | One of the French soldiers. |
| | | Sloboda | One of the French soldiers. |
| 13 | | | Andy |
| | Luis Martin | de Souza | Brazil's ambassador to France. |
| | Getulio | Vargas | Brazil's President. |
| 14 | | | Halina |
| | Franka | | Halina's cousin. |
| | Isaac | | A Jewish police. |
| | Mrs. | Salinger | Kurc's family friend. |
| | Jurek | | Mrs. Salinger's nephew. |
| | Yulien | | Franka's acquaintance. |
| 15 | | | Addy |
| | Alsina | | French ship. |
| | | Zamora | Spain's ex-President. |
| | Henryk | Szeryng | Poland's violinist. |
| | | Ziemsbinski | A director and actor. |
| | Madame | Lowbeer | Eliska's mother. |
| | Eliska | | Addy's friend. |
| 16 | | | Genek and Herta |
| | Romanov | | A guard. |
| | Dembouski | | A doctor. |
| 17 | | | Addy |
| | Willie | | Addy's acquaintance. |
| | Lorena | | Eliska's best friend. |
| 19 | | | Halina and Adam |
| | Dr. | Levenhed | Halina's supervisor. |
| 21 | | | Jakob and Bella |
| | Piotr | | Jakob's Polish friend. |
| 22 | | | Halina |
| | Wolf | | Adam's acquaintance. |
| | Herr | Richter | A guard. |
| 23 | | | Genek and Herta |
| | Josef | | Herta's son. Aka: Ze |
| | Julia | | Herta's friend. |
| | Otto | | Julia's husband. |
| | Zigmund | | Herta's brother. |
| | Lola | | Herta's sister. |
| 24 | | | Addy |
| | Haganauer | | An Alsina's passenger. |
| 25 | | | Jakob and Bella |
| | Moshe | | Franka's father. |
| | Salek | | Franka's brother. |
| | Simon | | Daniel's brother. |
| 26 | | | Addy |
| | Wladyslsw | Anders | The new commander-in-chief of the Reformed Polish Army. |
| 28 | | | Mila and Felicia |
| | Dr. | Frydman | A dentist. |
| 29 | | | Jakob and Bella |
| | Officer | Meier | The foreman. |
| 31 | | | Addy |
| | Raoul | | Addy's acquaintance. |
| | Gabriela | | Addy's friend. Aka: Gabi. |
| 32 | | | Mila and Felicia |
| | Antonia | | Mila's friend. |
| | Myriam | | Mila's Hebrew name. |
| 34 | | | Halina and Adam |
| | Aleksandra | | The landlord's wife. |
| 35 | | | Jacob and Bella |
| | Ruben | | A Polish police. |
| 36 | | | Halina |
| | Albert | Gorski | Owner of the house. Aka: Pan Gorski. |
| | Marta | | Albert's wife. Aka: Pani Gorski. |
| | Roza | | Marta's sister. |
| | Zachariasz | | Marta's son. |
| 38 | | | Felicia |
| | Karl | | An old man. |
| | Sabine | | Franka's friend. |
| 40 | | | Mila |
| | Edgar | | Gundula's son. |
| | Iza | Kremski | Mila's name as a maid. |
| | Gundula | Backer | Mila's employer. |
| | Herr Carty | Backer | Gundula's husband. |
| | Edith | | A seamstress. |
| 42 | | | Mila and Felicia |
| | Barbara | Cedransk | Felicia Kajler's name in the convent. |
| 44 | | | Halina |
| | Herr Gerald | Den | Halina's new employer. |
| 45 | | | Genek |
| | | Pawlak | The commanding officer. |
| | Private | Wojtek | The most popular member of the Polish II Corps. |
| 46 | | | Addy |
| | Jonathan | | Addy's friend. |
| | Caroline | | Jonathan's friend. |
| | Virginia | | Caroline's best friend. |
| | Ginna | | Caroline's friend. |
| | Edward | | One of Caroline's brothers. |
| | Taylor | | One of Caroline's brothers. |
| | Venable | | One of Caroline's brothers. |
| | Sarah | | A cow. |
| | Abram | | Caroline's father. |
| 47 | | | Genek |
| | General | Juin | Leader of the French Expeditionary Corps. |
| 50 | | | Halina |
| | Betz | | A cell guard. |
| | General | Bor | Polish military leader. |
| | Penkus | | A Jew who took Halina's coat. |
| 51 | | | Mila |
| | Tymoteusz | | Emilia's father. |
| | Emilia | | One of the girls in the convent. |
| 52 | | | Halina |
| | Herr | Hahn | A jail officer. |
| 55 | | | The Kurc Family |
| | Mussolini | | Hitler's ally during the war. |
| 56 | | | Halina |
| | Wilhelm | | A guide. |
| 57 | | | The Kurc Family |
| | Sgt. | O'Driscoll | The one who gave chocolates to Felicia. |
| | Eugenia | | Sol's sister. |
| | David | | Sol's brother. |
| 59 | | | Jakob and Bella |
| | Victor | | Jacob's son. |
| | Dr. | Baum | Victor's physician. |
| | Fred | Tatar | Bella's uncle. |
| 60 | | | Addy |
| | Sebastian | | A writer. |
| | Robert | | In-charge of the incoming telegrams. |
| 62 | | | The Kurc Family |
| | Kathleen | | Addy's daughter. |
| | Ala | | Addy's cousin. |
| 63 | | | The Kurc Family |
| | Ricardo | | Adam's son. |
| | Michel | | Herta's son. |
