The Promised Land
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The Promised Land

7.3 / 10 1975 2h 59mNR Polish
DramaHistory

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Daniel Olbrychski

Daniel Olbrychski

Karol Borowiecki

Lead
Wojciech Pszoniak

Wojciech Pszoniak

Moryc Welt

Andrzej Seweryn

Andrzej Seweryn

Maks Baum

Kalina Jędrusik

Kalina Jędrusik

Lucy Zuckerowa

Anna Nehrebecka

Anna Nehrebecka

Anka

Bożena Dykiel

Bożena Dykiel

Mada Müller

Andrzej Szalawski

Andrzej Szalawski

Herman Bucholz

Stanisław Igar

Stanisław Igar

Grünspan

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andrzej Wajda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Promised Land is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker