The Promised Land (1975)

Director
Andrzej Wajda

Main cast
Daniel Olbrychski; Wojciech Pszoniak; Andrzej Seweryn; Kalina Jędrusik; Anna Nehrebecka

Genres
Drama

Description
The Polish film based on the book of the same name by Wladyslaw Reymont. Taking place in the nineteenth century town of 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 shown through the eyes of one Polish town.


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