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Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.


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.

Daniel Olbrychski
Karol Borowiecki

Wojciech Pszoniak
Moryc Welt

Andrzej Seweryn
Maks Baum

Kalina Jędrusik
Lucy Zuckerowa

Anna Nehrebecka
Anka

Bożena Dykiel
Mada Müller

Andrzej Szalawski
Herman Bucholz

Stanisław Igar
Grünspan

Franciszek Pieczka
Müller

Kazimierz Opaliński
Maks' Father
The Promised Land is a drama, history film released in 1975 exploring themes of factory worker, adultery, capitalist, factory, friendship, man vs machine. Directed by Andrzej Wajda, it stars Daniel Olbrychski, Wojciech Pszoniak, Andrzej Seweryn. 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.
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