Land of Promise Movie Review 1974

At the turn of the century three men build a textile factory in Lodz, Poland. They each represent a particular ethnic group: a Pole (Olbrychski), a German (Seweryn), and a Jew (Pszoniak). Class conflicts threaten to overwhelm as their overworked and underpaid workers plan a revolt. Based on the novel by Wladyslav Reymont. In Polish with English subtitles.

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Available on VHS
Running time 178 minutes.
Originally from Polish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 1900s, Labor & Unions, Corporate Shenanigans

Screenplay

Andrzej Wajda

Cast

Daniel Olbrychski, Wojciech Pszoniak, Andrzej Seweryn, Anna Nehrebecka

Director

Andrzej Wajda

Music

Wojciech Kilar