The Promised Land

Based On the book by Władysław Reymont

The Promised Land (Polish: Ziemia obiecana) is a 1975 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda, based on the novel of the same name 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.

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Release date:

February 21, 1975

Director:

Andrzej Wajda

Cast:

Daniel Olbrychski, Wojciech Pszoniak, Andrzej Seweryn, Kalina Jędrusik

Genre:

Historical, Drama

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Year page:

1975 in adaptations