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The Promised Land
The Promised Land

The Promised Land

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Runtime

179 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

21 February 1975

Country

Poland

Cast

Daniel Olbrychski

Daniel Olbrychski

Karol Borowiecki

Wojciech Pszoniak

Wojciech Pszoniak

Moryc Welt

Andrzej Seweryn

Andrzej Seweryn

Maks Baum

Kalina Jędrusik

Kalina Jędrusik

Lucy Zuckerowa

Anna Nehrebecka

Anna Nehrebecka

Anka

Bożena Dykiel

Bożena Dykiel

Mada Müller

Andrzej Szalawski

Andrzej Szalawski

Herman Bucholz

Stanisław Igar

Stanisław Igar

Grünspan

Franciszek Pieczka

Franciszek Pieczka

Müller

Kazimierz Opaliński

Kazimierz Opaliński

Maks' Father

Andrzej Łapicki

Andrzej Łapicki

Trawiński

Wojciech Siemion

Wojciech Siemion

Wilczek

Tadeusz Białoszczyński

Tadeusz Białoszczyński

Karol's Father

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Kessler

Jerzy Nowak

Jerzy Nowak

Zucker

Piotr Fronczewski

Piotr Fronczewski

Horn

Jerzy Zelnik

Jerzy Zelnik

Stein

Maciej Góraj

Maciej Góraj

Adam Malinowski

Grażyna Michalska

Grażyna Michalska

Zośka Malinowska

Włodzimierz Boruński

Włodzimierz Boruński

Halpern

Danuta Wodyńska

Danuta Wodyńska

Müllerowa

Marian Glinka

Marian Glinka

Wilhelm Müller

Jadwiga Andrzejewska

Jadwiga Andrzejewska

Bucholzowa

Aleksander Dzwonkowski

Aleksander Dzwonkowski

Priest Szymon

Kazimierz Wichniarz

Kazimierz Wichniarz

Zajączkowski

Zdzisław Kuźniar

Zdzisław Kuźniar

Kaczmarek

Halina Gryglaszewska

Halina Gryglaszewska

Malinowska

Jerzy Obłamski

Jerzy Obłamski

Malinowski

Marek Walczewski

Marek Walczewski

Bum-Bum

Lidia Korsakówna

Lidia Korsakówna

Widow

Emilia Krakowska

Emilia Krakowska

Gitla

Bernard Ładysz

Bernard Ładysz

Russian Merchant

Bogusław Sochnacki

Bogusław Sochnacki

Grosglück

Bohdana Majda

Bohdana Majda

Grosglückowa

Kazimierz Kaczor

Kazimierz Kaczor

Kipman

Teodor Gendera

Teodor Gendera

Endelman

Jerzy Przybylski

Jerzy Przybylski

Bucholz's Doctor

Mieczysław Waśkowski

Mieczysław Waśkowski

August, Bucholz's Servant

Jan Paweł Kruk

Jan Paweł Kruk

Mateusz, Borowiecki's Servant

Alicja Sobieraj

Alicja Sobieraj

Anka's Maid

Krzysztof Majchrzak

Krzysztof Majchrzak

Socha

Janina Grzegorczyk

Janina Grzegorczyk

Sochowa

Janina Tur-Kiryłow

Janina Tur-Kiryłow

Theatre Singer

Ryszard Bromowicz

Ryszard Bromowicz

Theatre Singer

Witold Dederko

Witold Dederko

Old Dyer

Tomasz Lengren

Tomasz Lengren

Kessler's Foreman

Jerzy Braszka

Jerzy Braszka

Engineer (uncredited)

Antoni Byszewski

Antoni Byszewski

Coachman (uncredited)

Mariola Fotez

Mariola Fotez

Maks' Lover (uncredited)

Jerzy Stasiuk

Jerzy Stasiuk

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Lena Wilczyńska

Lena Wilczyńska

Edelmanowa (uncredited)

Zofia Wilczyńska

Zofia Wilczyńska

Grunspanowa (uncredited)

Andrzej Wohl

Andrzej Wohl

Clerk (uncredited)

Bolesław Płotnicki

Bolesław Płotnicki

Malinowski (voice) (uncredited)

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