The Promised Land

Feb 21, 1975

2h 59m

★ 7.3

Overview

In nineteenth-century Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. An exceptional portrait of rapid industrial expansion is shown through the eyes of one Polish town.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Zespół Filmowy "X"

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Cast

Karol Borowiecki

Daniel Olbrychski

Moryc Welt

Wojciech Pszoniak

Maks Baum

Andrzej Seweryn

Lucy Zuckerowa

Kalina Jędrusik

Anka

Anna Nehrebecka

Mada Müller

Bożena Dykiel

Herman Bucholz

Andrzej Szalawski

Grünspan

Stanisław Igar

Müller

Franciszek Pieczka

Maks' Father

Kazimierz Opaliński

Trawiński

Andrzej Łapicki

Wilczek

Wojciech Siemion

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