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