---
title: 'The Promised Land (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Andrzej Wajda'
released: '1975-02-21'
runtime_minutes: 179
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Poland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-promised-land-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072446/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Promised Land (1975)

1975 · 179 min · Drama, History · Poland

Original title: Ziemia obiecana

## Synopsis

The Promised Land 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Andrzej Wajda](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-wajda)
- **Screenplay:** [Andrzej Wajda](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-wajda), [Władysław Reymont](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-adys-aw-reymont)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wojciech Kilar](https://cinepixo.com/people/wojciech-kilar)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edward Klosinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-klosinski), [Witold Sobociński](https://cinepixo.com/people/witold-sobocinski)
- **Editor:** [Halina Prugar-Ketling](https://cinepixo.com/people/halina-prugar-ketling)

## Cast

- [Jan Paweł Kruk](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-pawe-kruk) as Mateusz, służący Borowieckiego
- [Grażyna Michalska](https://cinepixo.com/people/grazyna-michalska) as Zośka Malinowska
- [Zdzisław Kuźniar](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdzis-aw-kuzniar) as Kaczmarek, nabywca Kurowa
- [Zbigniew Zapasiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/zbigniew-zapasiewicz) as Kessler
- [Krzysztof Majchrzak](https://cinepixo.com/people/krzysztof-majchrzak) as Socha, chłop z Kurowa
- [Piotr Fronczewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/piotr-fronczewski) as Horn
- [Danuta Wodyńska](https://cinepixo.com/people/danuta-wodynska) as Müllerowa
- [Wojciech Pszoniak](https://cinepixo.com/people/wojciech-pszoniak)
- [Anna Nehrebecka](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-nehrebecka) as Anka
- [Jerzy Zelnik](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-zelnik) as Stein
- [Janina Grzegorczyk](https://cinepixo.com/people/janina-grzegorczyk) as Sochowa, chłopka z Kurowa
- [Marek Walczewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/marek-walczewski) as Bum-Bum
- [Tadeusz Białoszczyński](https://cinepixo.com/people/tadeusz-bia-oszczynski) as ojciec Karola
- [Andrzej Szalawski](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-szalawski) as Herman Bucholc
- [Andrzej Seweryn](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-seweryn)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-promised-land-1975
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1171197); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.