At the turn of the century, Lodz, Poland, was a quick-paced manufacturing center for textiles, replete with cutthroat industrialists and unsafe working conditions. Three young friends, a Pole, a Jew, and a German, pool their money together to build a factory.

Daniel Olbrychski
as Karol Borowiecki

Wojciech Pszoniak
as Moryc Welt

Andrzej Seweryn
as Maks Baum

Kalina Jędrusik
as Lucy Zuckerowa

Anna Nehrebecka
as Anka

Bożena Dykiel
as Mada Müller

Andrzej Szalawski
as Herman Bucholz

Stanisław Igar
as Grünspan

Franciszek Pieczka
as Müller

Kazimierz Opaliński
as Maks' Father
badelf
Andrzej Wajda's "The Promised Land" is quite fascinating and eminently watchable. The period imagery is superb, capturing late 19th century industrial Łódź with visceral authenticity. From the opening shots of choking black smoke enveloping the city, Wajda establishes the visual language of a world ...