The Promised Land

The Promised Land

179 mins | Drama, History | Feb. 21, 1975

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.

The Promised Land

179 mins | Drama, History | Feb. 21, 1975

The Promised Land
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Zespół Filmowy "X", WFF Lodz
Original title Ziemia obiecana
Directors Michał Ratyński, Jerzy Obłamski, Krystyna Grochowicz, Jerzy Domaradzki, Andrzej Kotkowski, Andrzej Wajda
Writers Andrzej Wajda, Władysław Stanisław Reymont

Cast

Daniel Olbrychski

as Karol Borowiecki

Wojciech Pszoniak

as Moryc Welt

Andrzej Seweryn

as Maks Baum

Kalina Jędrusik

as Lucy Zuckerowa

Anna Nehrebecka

as Anka

Bożena Dykiel

as Mada Müller

Andrzej Szalawski

as Herman Bucholz

Stanisław Igar

as Grünspan

Franciszek Pieczka

as Müller

Kazimierz Opaliński

as Maks' Father

Andrzej Łapicki

as Trawiński

Wojciech Siemion

as Wilczek

Tadeusz Białoszczyński

as Karol's Father

Jerzy Nowak

as Zucker

Jerzy Zelnik

as Stein

Maciej Góraj

as Adam Malinowski

Grażyna Michalska

as Zośka Malinowska

Danuta Wodyńska

as Müllerowa

Marian Glinka

as Wilhelm Müller

Jadwiga Andrzejewska

as Bucholzowa

Aleksander Dzwonkowski

as Priest Szymon

Kazimierz Wichniarz

as Zajączkowski

Zdzisław Kuźniar

as Kaczmarek

Halina Gryglaszewska

as Malinowska

Jerzy Obłamski

as Malinowski

Marek Walczewski

as Bum-Bum

Emilia Krakowska

as Gitla

Bernard Ładysz

as Russian Merchant

Bogusław Sochnacki

as Grosglück

Bohdana Majda

as Grosglückowa

Kazimierz Kaczor

as Kipman

Teodor Gendera

as Endelman

Jerzy Przybylski

as Bucholz's Doctor

Mieczysław Waśkowski

as August, Bucholz's Servant

Jan Paweł Kruk

as Mateusz, Borowiecki's Servant

Alicja Sobieraj

as Anka's Maid

Janina Grzegorczyk

as Sochowa

Janina Tur-Kiryłow

as Theatre Singer

Ryszard Bromowicz

as Theatre Singer

Witold Dederko

as Old Dyer

Tomasz Lengren

as Kessler's Foreman

Jerzy Braszka

as Engineer (uncredited)

Antoni Byszewski

as Coachman (uncredited)

Mariola Kukuła

as Maks' Lover (uncredited)

Jerzy Stasiuk

as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Lena Wilczyńska

as Edelmanowa (uncredited)

Zofia Wilczyńska

as Grunspanowa (uncredited)

Andrzej Wohl

as Clerk (uncredited)

Bolesław Płotnicki

as Malinowski (voice) (uncredited)