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The Promised Land (Polish: Ziemia obiecana) is a 1975 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda, based on a novel by Władysław Reymont. Set in the industrial city of Łódź, The Promised Land tells the story of a Pole, a German, and a Jew struggling to build a factory in the raw world of 19th century capitalism. Wajda presents a shocking image of the city, with its dirty and dangerous factories and ostentatiously opulent residences devoid of taste and culture. The film follows in the footsteps of Charles Dickens, Émile Zola and Maxim Gorky, as well as German expressionists such as Knopf, Meidner and Grosz, who gave testimony of social protest.
Original Release
02/21/1975
US Release
02/21/1975
Cast
Name | Character |
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Daniel Olbrychski | Karol Borowiecki |
Wojciech Pszoniak | Moryc Welt |
Andrzej Seweryn | Maks Baum |
Anna Nehrebecka | Anka Kurowska / Anka |
Tadeusz Bialoszczynski | Ojciec Karola - Karol's Father / Karol's Father |
Bozena Dykiel | Mada Müller |
Franciszek Pieczka | Müller |
Danuta Wodynska | Müllerowa |
Marian Glinka | Wilhelm Müller |
Andrzej Szalawski | Herman Bucholz |
Directors
Writers
Andrzej Wajda, Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont
Cast
Name | Character |
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Daniel Olbrychski | Karol Borowiecki |
Wojciech Pszoniak | Moryc Welt |
Andrzej Seweryn | Maks Baum |
Anna Nehrebecka | Anka Kurowska / Anka |
Tadeusz Bialoszczynski | Ojciec Karola - Karol's Father / Karol's Father |
Bozena Dykiel | Mada Müller |
Franciszek Pieczka | Müller |
Danuta Wodynska | Müllerowa |
Marian Glinka | Wilhelm Müller |
Andrzej Szalawski | Herman Bucholz |
Jadwiga Andrzejewska | Bucholzowa |
Kalina Jedrusik | Lucy Zuckerowa |
Jerzy Nowak | Zucker |
Stanislaw Igar | Grünspan |
Kazimierz Opalinski | Ojciec Maksa, Maks' Father / Maks' Father |
Andrzej Lapicki | Trawinski |
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz | Kessler |
Piotr Fronczewski | Horn |
Wojciech Siemion | Wilczek |
Jerzy Zelnik | Stein |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1976 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |