Directed by:
Andrzej WajdaScreenplay:
Andrzej WajdaComposer:
Wojciech KilarCast:
Daniel Olbrychski, Wojciech Pszoniak, Andrzej Seweryn, Kalina Jedrusik, Anna Nehrebecka, Bozena Dykiel, Andrzej Szalawski, Stanisław Igar (more)Plots(1)
Andrzej Wajda's interpretation of a classic 19th century epic depicts the sweeping change in values ushered in by the industrial revolution. Three friends hope to build a factory, but their plans are quickly jeopardized by local politics and one of the partner's dangerous love affair. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Danuta Wodyńska
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
The Birch Wood (1970)
Gangsterzy i filantropi (1962)
![Marian Glinka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619321_ab020f.jpg)
Marian Glinka
Poland
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
The Promised Land (1974)
Camouflage (1976)
Jadwiga Andrzejewska
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
The Ashes (1965)
![Aleksander Dzwonkowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/272/166272211_f357a8.png)
Aleksander Dzwonkowski
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Paragon, gola! (1969)
Bad Luck (1960)
Kazimierz Wichniarz
German Empire
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Potop (1974)
Forbidden Songs (1946)
![Zdzislaw Kuzniar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276946_0802fa.jpg)
Zdzislaw Kuzniar
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Hit the Bank (1981)
Wszystko będzie dobrze (2007)
Halina Gryglaszewska
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
Birth Certificate (1961)
Jerzy Obłamski
France
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Wsród nocnej ciszy (1978)
The Birch Wood (1970)
![Marek Walczewski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/175/159175427_ad3539.jpg)
Marek Walczewski
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
The Tin Drum (1979)
King Size (1987)
![Lidia Korsakówna](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/516/165516542_6d733d.png)
Lidia Korsakówna
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Emilia Krakowska
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Sans anesthésie (1978)
The Birch Wood (1970)
Bernard Ładysz
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Znachor (1981)
With Fire and Sword (1999)
![Boguslaw Sochnacki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/150/159150492_22a9b6.jpg)
Boguslaw Sochnacki
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Znachor (1981)
The Saragossa Manuscript (1964)
![Bohdana Majda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/197/159197496_43880a.jpg)
Bohdana Majda
Poland
Best movies:
A Lonely Woman (1981)
The Promised Land (1974)
Birth Certificate (1961)
![Kazimierz Kaczor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/985/158985733_7bc572.jpg)
Kazimierz Kaczor
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Man of Marble (1977)
Sans anesthésie (1978)
Teodor Gendera
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Sans anesthésie (1978)
Axiliad (1986)
Jerzy Przybylski
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Potop (1974)
The Saragossa Manuscript (1964)
![Mieczyslaw Waskowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/315/159315718_5c54d2.jpg)
Mieczyslaw Waskowski
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Eroica (1957)
The Ashes (1965)
![Jan Pawel Kruk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/193/159193271_3774ce.jpg)
Jan Pawel Kruk
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Axiliad (1986)
How I Unleashed World War II (1970)
Alicja Sobieraj
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
A Room with a View on the Sea (1977)
Gorączka (1980)