The Promised Land

"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

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

Andrzej Łapicki

as Trawiński

Wojciech Siemion

as Wilczek

Tadeusz Białoszczyński

as Karol's Father

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

as Kessler

Jerzy Nowak

as Zucker

Piotr Fronczewski

as Horn

Jerzy Zelnik

as Stein

Maciej Góraj

as Adam Malinowski

Grażyna Michalska

as Zośka Malinowska

Włodzimierz Boruński

as Halpern

Danuta Wodyńska

as Müllerowa

Marian Glinka

as Wilhelm Müller

Jadwiga Andrzejewska

as Bucholzowa

Aleksander Dzwonkowski

as Priest Szymon

Kazimierz Wichniarz

as Zajączkowski

Zdzisław Kuźniar

as Kaczmarek

Halina Gryglaszewska

as Malinowska

Jerzy Obłamski

as Malinowski

Marek Walczewski

as Bum-Bum

Lidia Korsakówna

as Widow

Emilia Krakowska

as Gitla

Bernard Ładysz

as Russian Merchant

Bogusław Sochnacki

as Grosglück

Bohdana Majda

as Grosglückowa

Kazimierz Kaczor

as Kipman

Teodor Gendera

as Endelman

Jerzy Przybylski

as Bucholz's Doctor

Mieczysław Waśkowski

as August, Bucholz's Servant

Jan Paweł Kruk

as Mateusz, Borowiecki's Servant

Alicja Sobieraj

as Anka's Maid

Krzysztof Majchrzak

as Socha

Janina Grzegorczyk

as Sochowa

Janina Tur-Kiryłow

as Theatre Singer

Ryszard Bromowicz

as Theatre Singer

Witold Dederko

as Old Dyer

Tomasz Lengren

as Kessler's Foreman

Jerzy Braszka

as Engineer (uncredited)

Antoni Byszewski

as Coachman (uncredited)

Mariola Kukuła

as Maks' Lover (uncredited)

Jerzy Stasiuk

as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Lena Wilczyńska

as Edelmanowa (uncredited)

Zofia Wilczyńska

as Grunspanowa (uncredited)

Andrzej Wohl

as Clerk (uncredited)

Bolesław Płotnicki

as Malinowski (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Andrzej Wajda

Screenplay

Wojciech Kilar

Original Music Composer

Zofia Dwornik

Editor

Maciej Maria Putowski

Set Decoration

Edward Kłosiński

Director of Photography

Wacław Dybowski

Director of Photography

Barbara Ptak

Costume Design

Andrzej Wajda

Director

Władysław Reymont

Novel

Jerzy Rogowski

Stunts

Witold Sobociński

Director of Photography

Halina Prugar-Ketling

Editor

Jerzy Klimkiewicz

Gaffer

Tadeusz Kosarewicz

Production Design

Halina Ber

Makeup Artist

Jadwiga Ignatczenko

Assistant Editor

Janusz Kaliciński

Camera Operator

Andrzej Kotkowski

First Assistant Director

Jerzy Obłamski

Assistant Director

Jerzy Wiaderkiewicz

Assistant Camera

Krystyna Grochowicz

Assistant Director

Michał Ratyński

Assistant Director

Jerzy Domaradzki

First Assistant Director

Jan Górski

Assistant Camera

Maria Osiecka-Kuminek

Assistant Set Decoration

Wiktor Salamończyk

Gaffer

Stanisław Kopka

Gaffer

Andrzej Archacki

Gaffer

Adam Kopczynski

Assistant Production Design

Andrzej Haliński

Assistant Production Design

Piotr Dudzinski

Assistant Production Design

Stefan Filipiak

Construction Foreman

Jan Pokrywiecki

Construction Foreman

Edward Koźbiał

Props

Wiesław Sibilski

Props

Jan Wysocki

Props

Bronisław Ławniczak

Camera Car

Danuta Kowner-Hałatek

Assistant Costume Designer

Zofia Jędrzejczyk

Wardrobe Coordinator

Alicja Karolak

Costume Assistant

Janina Tur-Kiryłow

Costume Assistant

Anna Adamek

Assistant Makeup Artist

Alicja Kozłowska

Assistant Makeup Artist

Jolanta Sołtysiak

Assistant Makeup Artist

Magdalena Stelmaszczyk

Script Supervisor

Teresa Skoczylas

Script Supervisor

Jadwiga Zurakowska

Script Supervisor

Krzysztof Wodziński

Sound

Leszek Wronko

Sound

Konrad Bryzek

Conductor

Anna Grabowska

Music Consultant

Andrzej Hanzl

Sound Assistant

Jerzy Szczecinski

Sound Assistant

Józef Tomporek

Sound Assistant

Andrzej Kubik

Sound Assistant

Zbigniew Przygodzki

Sound Assistant

Anna Rubińska

Assistant Editor

Antoni Szram

Production Consultant

Włodzimierz Kryński

Production Consultant

Wojciech Walczak

Production Consultant

Antoni Byszewski

Production Consultant

Małgorzata Laurentowicz

Production Consultant

Czesław Dziumowicz

Production Consultant

Angelika Wegener

Production Consultant

Barbara Pec-Ślesicka

Production Manager

Henryk Piotrowski

Pyrotechnic Supervisor

Renata Pajchel

Still Photographer

Józef Grzeszczak

Stunts

Janusz Błaszczyk

Stunts

Czesław Magnowski

Stunt Double

Kazimierz Sioma

Assistant Production Manager

Alina Klobukowska

Assistant Production Manager

Elżbieta Kozłowska

Assistant Production Manager

Waldemar Król

Assistant Production Manager

Jerzy Szebesta

Assistant Production Manager

Barbara Pietrakowska

Assistant Production Manager

Janina Krassowska

Production Manager

Władysław Korycki

Key Grip

Wanda Helbert

Administration