The Promised Land (1975)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pl |
| Popularity | 1.3575 |
Directed By
Andrzej Wajda
Crew
Andrzej Wajda
Władysław Reymont
Andrzej Wajda
Wojciech Kilar
Wacław Dybowski
Witold Sobociński
Zofia Dwornik
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Maciej Maria Putowski
Danuta Kowner-Hałatek
Barbara Ptak
Krzysztof Wodziński
Leszek Wronko
Jerzy Rogowski
Edward Kłosiński
Tadeusz Kosarewicz
Andrzej Haliński
Jadwiga Ignatczenko
Janusz Kaliciński
Jerzy Klimkiewicz
Halina Ber
Andrzej Kotkowski
Jerzy Domaradzki
Krystyna Grochowicz
Jerzy Obłamski
Michał Ratyński
Jan Górski
Jerzy Wiaderkiewicz
Maria Osiecka-Kuminek
Adam Kopczynski
Piotr Dudzinski
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Janina Krassowska
TOP CAST
Daniel Olbrychski
Karol Borowiecki
Wojciech Pszoniak
Moryc Welt
Andrzej Seweryn
Maks Baum
Kalina Jędrusik
Lucy Zuckerowa
Anna Nehrebecka
Anka
Bożena Dykiel
Mada Müller
Andrzej Szalawski
Herman Bucholz
Stanisław Igar
Grünspan
Franciszek Pieczka
Müller
Kazimierz Opaliński
Maks' Father
Andrzej Łapicki
Trawiński
Wojciech Siemion
Wilczek
Tadeusz Białoszczyński
Karol's Father
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Kessler
Jerzy Nowak
Zucker
Piotr Fronczewski
Horn
Jerzy Zelnik
Stein
Maciej Góraj
Adam Malinowski
Grażyna Michalska
Zośka Malinowska
Włodzimierz Boruński
Halpern
Danuta Wodyńska
Müllerowa
Marian Glinka
Wilhelm Müller
Jadwiga Andrzejewska
Bucholzowa
Aleksander Dzwonkowski
Priest Szymon
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Zajączkowski
Zdzisław Kuźniar
Kaczmarek
Halina Gryglaszewska
Malinowska
Jerzy Obłamski
Malinowski
Marek Walczewski
Bum-Bum
Lidia Korsakówna
Widow
Emilia Krakowska
Gitla
Bernard Ładysz
Russian Merchant
Bogusław Sochnacki
Grosglück
Bohdana Majda
Grosglückowa
Kazimierz Kaczor
Kipman
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
Krzysztof Majchrzak
Socha
Janina Grzegorczyk
Sochowa
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 Fotez
Maks' Lover (uncredited)
Jerzy Stasiuk
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
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