The Promised Land backdrop

The Promised Land 1975 Directed by Andrzej Wajda Ziemia obiecana

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.

Country Poland
Production Country Poland
Language Polish
Spoken Languages German , Polish , Russian , Yiddish
Release Date 21 February 1975
179 mins
Cast
Daniel Olbrychski Karol Borowiecki
Wojciech Pszoniak Moryc Welt
Andrzej Seweryn Maks Baum
Kalina Jędrusik Lucy Zuckerowa
Bożena Dykiel Mada Müller
Andrzej Szalawski Herman Bucholz
Stanisław Igar Grünspan
Kazimierz Opaliński Maks' Father
Andrzej Łapicki Trawiński
Jerzy Nowak Zucker
Maciej Góraj Adam Malinowski
Grażyna Michalska Zośka Malinowska
Danuta Wodyńska Müllerowa
Marian Glinka Wilhelm Müller
Kazimierz Wichniarz Zajączkowski
Jerzy Obłamski Malinowski
Bernard Ładysz Russian Merchant
Bohdana Majda Grosglückowa
Teodor Gendera Endelman
Jerzy Przybylski Bucholz's Doctor
Mieczysław Waśkowski August, Bucholz's Servant
Jan Paweł Kruk Mateusz, Borowiecki's Servant
Alicja Sobieraj Anka's Maid
Janina Tur-Kiryłow Theatre Singer
Ryszard Bromowicz Theatre Singer
Witold Dederko Old Dyer
Tomasz Lengren Kessler's Foreman
Jerzy Braszka Engineer (uncredited)
Antoni Byszewski Coachman (uncredited)
Mariola Kukuła Maks' Lover (uncredited)
Jerzy Stasiuk Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Lena Wilczyńska Edelmanowa (uncredited)
Zofia Wilczyńska Grunspanowa (uncredited)
Andrzej Wohl Clerk (uncredited)
Bolesław Płotnicki Malinowski (voice) (uncredited)