The Promised Land 1974
Synopsis
The end of the nineteenth century. The city of Łódź – the craddle of Polish textile industry. Three friends: a Pole – Karol Borowiecki, a German – Max Baum and a Jew – Moritz Welt, want to set up a textile factory in Łódź. They use various tricks enforced by ruthless cotton magnates. After the fire consumes their brand new factory, their paths diverge. Karol compromises noble ideals and breaks off the engagement with Anka to marry Mada Mueller, a daughter of the biggest manufacturer Müller, which enables him to come into possession of the greatest capital in Łódź.
A film adaptation of the novel by Władysław Reymont, being an epic image of the conflicts of the 19th-century capitalist Łódź.
Awards
1975 – Chicago International Film Festival – Grand Prix: "Golden Hugo" Award
1975 – Gdynia Film Festival – Grand Prix (Grand Jury Award "Golden Lions")
1975 – Gdynia Film Festival – Best Actor in a Leading Role (Wojciech Pszoniak)
1975 – Gdynia Film Festival – Best Production Design (Tadeusz Kosarewicz)
1975 – Gdynia Film Festival – Best Music Score (Wojciech Kilar)
1975 – International Film Forum "Man-Work-Creativity" in Lublin – Audience Award
1975 – "Summer of Films" Film Festival, Łagów – Grand Prix: "Golden Grape" Award
1975 – "Summer of Films" Film Festival, Łagów – the Award of the Art House Artistic Coordination Council
1975 – Moscow International Film Festival – "Gold Medal" Award
1975 – "Warsaw Mermaid" Award of the Club of Film Critics of the Polish Journalists Association – in the feature film category, granted at the 7th "Summer of Films" Film Festival in Łagów
1975 – First Class Award of the Minister of Culture and Art (Andrzej Wajda)
1976 – International Film Festival in Brussels – the second journalists prize
1976 – International Film Festival "FEST", Belgrade – award for Production Design (Tadeusz Kosarewicz)
1976 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scienses (AMPAS) - Oscar® 1976 nomination in Best Foreign Language Film category
1977 – Socio-Political Film Review, Łódź – Main Prize
1977 – Cartagena Film Festival – 1st prize
1977 – Cartagena Film Festival – Best Director (Andrzej Wajda)
1977 – International Film Festival in Valladolid – "Golden Ear" Grand Prize
1978 – Avellino Neorealism Film Festival – 1st Prize "Golden Laceno"
1996 – "Golden Duck" (awarded by the monthly "Film" magazine) – special "Golden Duck" Award for best film on the 50th anniversary of the magazine, granted in 1997
2007 – "Golden Duck" (awarded by the monthly "Film" magazine) in the Best Film category
About
Year of production:
1974
Genre:
historical drama
Premiere:
05-07-1975
Technical specs:
Digitally recontructed, color, DCP, BlueRay, 179 min.
Production:
X Film Production
Filmmakers
Directed by:
Andrzej Wajda
Written by:
Andrzej Wajda
Cinematography by:
Witold Sobociński, Edward Kłosiński, Wacław Dybowski
Edited by:
Halina Prugar, Zofia Dwornik
Music by:
Wojciech Kilar
Sound by:
Krzysztof Wodziński
Set Decoration by:
Tadeusz Kosarewicz
Costume Designer:
Barbara Ptak
Production Manager:
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka, Janina Krassowska
Cast
Daniel Olbrychski (Karol Borowiecki),
Wojciech Pszoniak (Moryc Welt),
Andrzej Seweryn (Maks Baum),
Kalina Jędrusik (Lucy Zucker),
Anna Nehrebecka (Anka),
Bożena Dykiel (Mada Muller),
Andrzej Szalawski (Herman Buchholz),
Stanisław Igar (Grunspan),
Franciszek Pieczka (Muller),
Kazimierz Opaliński (Maks\'s father),
Andrzej Łapicki (Trawiński),
Wojciech Siemion (Wilczek),
Tadeusz Białoszczyński (Karol\'s father),
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz (Kessler),
Jerzy Nowak (Zucker),
Piotr Fronczewski (Horn),
Jerzy Zelnik (Stein),
Maciej Góraj (Adam Malinowski, Zośka\'s father),
Grażyna Michalska (Zośka Malinowska),
Włodzimierz Boruński (Halpern), Danuta Wodyńska (Mrs Muller),
Marian Glinka (Wilhelm Muller, Mada\'s brother),
Jadwiga Andrzejewska (Mrs Buchholz),
Aleksander Dzwonkowski (Father Szymon),
Kazimierz Wichniarz (Zajączkowski),
Zdzisław Kuźniar (Kaczmarek, buyer of Kurow),
Halina Gryglaszewska (Malinowska, Zośka\'s mother),
Jerzy Obłamski (Malinowski, Zośka\'s father),
Marek Walczewski (Bum-Bum),
Lidia Korsakówna (widow),
Emilia Krakowska (Gitla),
Bernard Ładysz (Russian trader),
Bogusław Sochnacki (Grosgluck),
Bohdana Majda (Mrs Grosgluck),
Kazimierz Kaczor (Kipman),
Teodor Gendera (Endelman),
Jerzy Przybylski (Buchholz\'s doctor),
Mieczysław Waśkowski (August, Buchholz\'s servant),
Jan Paweł Kruk (Mateusz, Borowiecki\'s servant),
Alicja Sobieraj (Anka\'s maid),
Krzysztof Majchrzak (Socha, peasant from Kurow),
Janina Grzegorczyk (Mrs Socha, peasant woman from Kurow),
Janina Tur-Kiryłow (singer in the theater),
Ryszard Bromowicz (singer in the theater),
Witold Dederko (old dyer),
Tomasz Lengren (Kessler\'s foreman),
Jerzy Braszka (engineer; did not appear in the opening credits),
Antoni Byszewski (coachman; did not appear in the opening credits),
Mariola Kukuła (in sex scene with Andrzej Seweryn; did not appear in the opening credits),
Jerzy Stasiuk (spectator at the theater; did not appear in the opening credits),
Lena Wilczyńska (Mrs Edelman; did not appear in the opening credits),
Zofia Wilczyńska (Mrs Grunspan; did not appear in the opening credits),
Andrzej Wohl (clerk; did not appear in the opening credits)