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"Land of Promise"
1974
Directed by Andrzej Wajda

Based on the novel by Nobel Prize-winner Wladyslav Reymont, Andrzej Wajda's epic film examines the relationships among three industrialists who own a textile factory in Lodz at the turn of the century. The film is an epic about complex class structures; each man represents a different ethnic group: a Pole (Daniel Olbrychski), a German (Andrzej Seweryn) and a Jew (Wojciech Pszoniak). The drama builds to a climax when the overworked, underpaid workers threaten to revolt. With Anna Nehrebecka. Polish with English subtitles. 178 minutes.