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21/02/1975 Drama, History 2h 59m
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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.

  1. Andrzej Wajda

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Daniel Olbrychski

    Karol Borowiecki

  2. Wojciech Pszoniak

    Moryc Welt

  3. Andrzej Seweryn

    Maks Baum

  4. Kalina Jędrusik

    Lucy Zuckerowa

  5. Anna Nehrebecka

    Anka

  6. Bożena Dykiel

    Mada Müller

  7. Andrzej Szalawski

    Herman Bucholz

  8. Stanisław Igar

    Grünspan

  9. Franciszek Pieczka

    Müller

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Reviews

A review by badelf
Written by badelf on 2025-11-30
Andrzej Wajda's "The Promised Land" is quite fascinating and eminently watchable. The period imagery is superb, capturing late 19th century industrial Łódź with visceral authenticity. From the opening shots of choking black smoke enveloping the city, Wajda establishes the visual language of a world consumed by industrial greed. The narrative grows progressively darker and more cutthroat, following the moral degradation of three ambitious men chasing wealth in Poland's textile boom.

The partnership itself—a Pole, a German, and a Jew—is positioned as a study in ethnic dynamics. At time...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Polish

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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