The Promised Land
Ziemia obiecana
Release: 1975-02-21
·Runtime: 179m
·★ 7.3
Drama
History
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 Countries
Poland
Production Companies
Zespół Filmowy "X"
Cast
Tomasz Lengren
as Kessler's Foreman
Jerzy Stasiuk
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Marek Walczewski
as Bum-Bum
Bogusław Sochnacki
as Grosglück
Kazimierz Kaczor
as Kipman
Lena Wilczyńska
as Edelmanowa (uncredited)
Bolesław Płotnicki
as Malinowski (voice) (uncredited)
Daniel Olbrychski
as Karol Borowiecki
Tadeusz Białoszczyński
as Karol's Father
Maciej Góraj
as Adam Malinowski
Aleksander Dzwonkowski
as Priest Szymon
Emilia Krakowska
as Gitla
Mieczysław Waśkowski
as August, Bucholz's Servant
Zofia Wilczyńska
as Grunspanowa (uncredited)
Jerzy Nowak
as Zucker
Zdzisław Kuźniar
as Kaczmarek
Krzysztof Majchrzak
as Socha
Anna Nehrebecka
as Anka
Włodzimierz Boruński
as Halpern
Jerzy Braszka
as Engineer (uncredited)
Andrzej Seweryn
as Maks Baum
Kalina Jędrusik
as Lucy Zuckerowa
Marian Glinka
as Wilhelm Müller
Jadwiga Andrzejewska
as Bucholzowa
Jerzy Obłamski
as Malinowski
Teodor Gendera
as Endelman
Jerzy Przybylski
as Bucholz's Doctor
Halina Gryglaszewska
as Malinowska
Wojciech Pszoniak
as Moryc Welt
Stanisław Igar
as Grünspan
Andrzej Łapicki
as Trawiński
Jerzy Zelnik
as Stein
Lidia Korsakówna
as Widow
Bernard Ładysz
as Russian Merchant
Andrzej Szalawski
as Herman Bucholz
Franciszek Pieczka
as Müller
Kazimierz Opaliński
as Maks' Father
Wojciech Siemion
as Wilczek
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
as Kessler
Jan Paweł Kruk
as Mateusz, Borowiecki's Servant
Janina Tur-Kiryłow
as Theatre Singer
Bożena Dykiel
as Mada Müller
Piotr Fronczewski
as Horn
Danuta Wodyńska
as Müllerowa
Bohdana Majda
as Grosglückowa
Alicja Sobieraj
as Anka's Maid
Witold Dederko
as Old Dyer
Crew
Andrzej Wajda
Screenplay, Director
Barbara Ptak
Costume Design
Jerzy Domaradzki
First Assistant Director
Maria Osiecka-Kuminek
Assistant Set Decoration
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Production Supervisor
Edward Kłosiński
Director of Photography
Witold Sobociński
Director of Photography
Tadeusz Kosarewicz
Production Design
Jerzy Obłamski
Assistant Director
Zofia Dwornik
Editor
Leszek Wronko
Sound Designer
Halina Ber
Makeup Artist
Andrzej Kotkowski
First Assistant Director
Jerzy Rogowski
Stunts
Krzysztof Wodziński
Sound Designer
Władysław Reymont
Novel
Andrzej Haliński
Art Direction
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Editor