The Promised Land (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.
Director:
Andrzej Wajda
Writer:
Andrzej Wajda
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Daniel Olbrychski as Karol Borowiecki |
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Wojciech Pszoniak as Moryc Welt |
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Andrzej Seweryn as Maks Baum |
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Kalina Jędrusik as Lucy Zuckerowa |
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Anna Nehrebecka as Anka |
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Bożena Dykiel as Mada Müller |
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Andrzej Szalawski as Herman Bucholz |
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Stanisław Igar as Grünspan |
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Franciszek Pieczka as Müller |
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Kazimierz Opaliński as Maks' Father |
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Andrzej Łapicki as Trawiński |
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Wojciech Siemion as Wilczek |
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Tadeusz Białoszczyński as Karol's Father |
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Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as Kessler |
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Jerzy Nowak as Zucker |
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Piotr Fronczewski as Horn |
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Jerzy Zelnik as Stein |
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Maciej Góraj as Adam Malinowski |
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Grażyna Michalska as Zośka Malinowska |
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Włodzimierz Boruński as Halpern |
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Danuta Wodyńska as Müllerowa |
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Marian Glinka as Wilhelm Müller |
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Jadwiga Andrzejewska as Bucholzowa |
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Aleksander Dzwonkowski as Priest Szymon |
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Kazimierz Wichniarz as Zajączkowski |
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Zdzisław Kuźniar as Kaczmarek |
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Halina Gryglaszewska as Malinowska |
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Jerzy Obłamski as Malinowski |
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Marek Walczewski as Bum-Bum |
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Lidia Korsakówna as Widow |
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Emilia Krakowska as Gitla |
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Bernard Ładysz as Russian Merchant |
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Bogusław Sochnacki as Grosglück |
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Bohdana Majda as Grosglückowa |
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Kazimierz Kaczor as Kipman |
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Teodor Gendera as Endelman |
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Jerzy Przybylski as Bucholz's Doctor |
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Mieczysław Waśkowski as August, Bucholz's Servant |
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Jan Paweł Kruk as Mateusz, Borowiecki's Servant |
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Alicja Sobieraj as Anka's Maid |
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Krzysztof Majchrzak as Socha |
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Janina Grzegorczyk as Sochowa |
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Janina Tur-Kiryłow as Theatre Singer |
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Ryszard Bromowicz as Theatre Singer |
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Witold Dederko as Old Dyer |
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Tomasz Lengren as Kessler's Foreman |
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Jerzy Braszka as Engineer (uncredited) |
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Antoni Byszewski as Coachman (uncredited) |
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Mariola Kukuła as Maks' Lover (uncredited) |
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Jerzy Stasiuk as Theatre Patron (uncredited) |
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Lena Wilczyńska as Edelmanowa (uncredited) |
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Zofia Wilczyńska as Grunspanowa (uncredited) |
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Andrzej Wohl as Clerk (uncredited) |
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Bolesław Płotnicki as Malinowski (voice) (uncredited) |
| Writing | Andrzej Wajda | Screenplay |
| Sound | Wojciech Kilar | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Zofia Dwornik | Editor |
| Art | Maciej Maria Putowski | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Edward Kłosiński | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Wacław Dybowski | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Ptak | Costume Design |
| Directing | Andrzej Wajda | Director |
| Writing | Władysław Reymont | Novel |
| Crew | Jerzy Rogowski | Stunts |
| Camera | Witold Sobociński | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Halina Prugar-Ketling | Editor |
| Lighting | Jerzy Klimkiewicz | Gaffer |
| Art | Tadeusz Kosarewicz | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Halina Ber | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Jadwiga Ignatczenko | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Janusz Kaliciński | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Andrzej Kotkowski | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jerzy Obłamski | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jerzy Wiaderkiewicz | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Krystyna Grochowicz | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michał Ratyński | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jerzy Domaradzki | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jan Górski | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Maria Osiecka-Kuminek | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Lighting | Wiktor Salamończyk | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Stanisław Kopka | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Andrzej Archacki | Gaffer |
| Art | Adam Kopczynski | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Andrzej Haliński | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Piotr Dudzinski | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Stefan Filipiak | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Jan Pokrywiecki | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Edward Koźbiał | Props |
| Art | Wiesław Sibilski | Props |
| Art | Jan Wysocki | Props |
| Camera | Bronisław Ławniczak | Camera Car |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danuta Kowner-Hałatek | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zofia Jędrzejczyk | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alicja Karolak | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janina Tur-Kiryłow | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Adamek | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alicja Kozłowska | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jolanta Sołtysiak | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Magdalena Stelmaszczyk | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Teresa Skoczylas | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Jadwiga Zurakowska | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Krzysztof Wodziński | Sound |
| Sound | Leszek Wronko | Sound |
| Sound | Konrad Bryzek | Conductor |
| Sound | Anna Grabowska | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Andrzej Hanzl | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Jerzy Szczecinski | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Józef Tomporek | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Andrzej Kubik | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Zbigniew Przygodzki | Sound Assistant |
| Editing | Anna Rubińska | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Antoni Szram | Production Consultant |
| Production | Włodzimierz Kryński | Production Consultant |
| Production | Wojciech Walczak | Production Consultant |
| Production | Antoni Byszewski | Production Consultant |
| Production | Małgorzata Laurentowicz | Production Consultant |
| Production | Czesław Dziumowicz | Production Consultant |
| Production | Angelika Wegener | Production Consultant |
| Production | Barbara Pec-Ślesicka | Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Henryk Piotrowski | Pyrotechnic Supervisor |
| Camera | Renata Pajchel | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Józef Grzeszczak | Stunts |
| Crew | Janusz Błaszczyk | Stunts |
| Crew | Czesław Magnowski | Stunt Double |
| Production | Kazimierz Sioma | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Alina Klobukowska | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Elżbieta Kozłowska | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Waldemar Król | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Jerzy Szebesta | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Barbara Pietrakowska | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Janina Krassowska | Production Manager |
| Camera | Władysław Korycki | Key Grip |
| Production | Wanda Helbert | Administration |
