Land of Promise
General Information
- Original Title
- Ziemia obiecana
- Author/Creator
- Wajda, Andrzej, director.
- Language
- Polish.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- Poland, 1974.
- Physical Description
- VHS (178 min.)
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- A tale of the ruthless rise of early industrialists at the turn of the century. It takes place in Lodz, the heart of the textile industry at the time. Three school friends, a pole of a noble background, an assimilated Jew and a German decide to build a textile factory. They exploit the wife of a Jewish merchant who is in love with the Pole. The affair is uncovered and their factory is burned down. They persevere but soon labor unrest begins.
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- Land of Promise
Holdings
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| VHS | OSA Film Library | FL Record 0102b | Available | | - |
