Land of Promise
Land of Promise ★★½ Ziemia Obiecana 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 Wla-dyslav Reymont. In Polish with English subtitles. 178m/C VHS, DVD . PL Daniel Olbrychski, Wojciech Pszoniak, Andrzej Seweryn, Anna Nehrebecka; D: Andrzej Wajda; W: Andrzej Wajda; M: Wojciech Kilar.
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